22 April 2011
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- In pictures: Moneygall gets ready for Obama
The forthcoming visit to Ireland by American President Barack Obama has transformed the appearance of a small Irish village.
Moneygall in County Offaly is awash with paint, as the rural village prepares to welcome the most powerful man in the world in May.
President Obama’s great, great, great grandfather came from Moneygall and the president plans to set foot in his ancestral home during his two-day visit to Ireland.
To ensure the presidential feet are made as comfortable as possible, the pavements are being dug up, re-laid and smoothed over. It is just one of many improvements being made.
Houses on the main street are being cleaned with
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