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Irish Town Marks Ronald Reagan's Death
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| Contributor | Gerald Farinas |
| Last Edited | Gerald Farinas Jun 07, 2004 11:17am |
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| Media | News Service - Associated Press |
| News Date | Monday, June 7, 2004 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Irish Town Marks Ronald Reagan's Death
The Honolulu Advertiser
June 3, 1984. It was the day that Ronald Reagan rediscovered his Irish roots - and overcame his reluctance to hold babies. The people of Ballyporeen fondly remember the visit of the former president who came to see documents that proved his great-grandfather, Michael Regan, had been born in the small hamlet in County Tipperary. "He was here for four hours, drinking beer and chatting," Mary O'Farrell, who with her husband John runs O'Farrell's bar in the main street, recalled Monday. They had renamed the establishment the Ronald Reagan Bar after the favorite son was elected in 1980. "He was very easy to talk to and he went way past his schedule and his staff were shouting, 'It's time to go, Mr. President,'" O'Farrell said. The O'Farrells presented their four-week-old baby daughter, Catherine Nancy - named for the president's wife - but were careful not to ask the president to hold her, since his staff had advised he would not. "Mrs. Reagan held the baby while he signed the visitor's book, but then she needed to sign and I said, 'Mr. President, why don't you hold the baby?'" Mrs. O'Farrell recalled. "And he did. And he was charming." The O'Farrells were saddened to hear of Reagan's death of pneumonia on Saturday. |
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