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President Kennedy visits the Kennedy ancestral home in Dunganstown, Ireland, June 27, 1963. ()

Arguably, the most famous Irish American in our holdings is President John F. Kennedy. Learn more about Kennedy and his life from the . The library houses about 24 million pages of documents and over 15,000 sound recordings.

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President Ronald Reagan speaks to citizens of Ballyporeen, Ireland, 1984.

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President John F. Kennedy's notorcade through Cork, Ireland, 1963.

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The 165th infantry leaving New York for Camp Mills, August 1917: The Fighting Irish 69th leaving Armory on way to camp.

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Upon return from Europe, members of the Fighting Irish 69th (165th Infatry Regiment) display the colors of the 165th, battle-stained and rent.

 

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The Irish population of New York turned out to greet Sons of Erin in their annua St. Patrick's Day parade, 1919.

 

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Irish clam diggers on a wharf in Boston, 1882.

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Manifest of merchandise shipped by the Irish Relief Committee of Philadelphia to Londonderry, Ireland.

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Arrival of the Irish-American delegates at Kingston, Ireland, before going to the Peace Conference at Paris to present Ireland's claim for home rule.

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The Ambassador of Ireland, Thomas J. Kiernan, presents President Kennedy with an arrangement of shamrocks.

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First Lady Pat Nixon with her Irish cousins near Ballinrobe, County Mayo, Ireland, October 4, 1970.

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Soldiers of the 170th New York Infantry, part of the Corcoran Legion, a brigade of Irish soldiers during the Civil War.

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Immigration Records: The 威尼斯人娱乐场 has immigration records for arrivals to the United States from foreign ports between approximately 1820 and 1982. The records are arranged by port of arrival.

• Famine Irish Passenger Record Data File (FIPAS), January 12, 1846鈥揇ecember 31, 1851
• List of Ships that Arrived at the Port of New York During the Irish Famine, January 12, 1846鈥揇ecember 31, 1851

Naturalization Records: Naturalization records can provide a researcher with information such as a person's birth date and location, occupation, immigration year, marital status and spouse information, witnesses' names and addresses, and more.

Military Records: The 威尼斯人娱乐场 holds federal military service records from the Revolutionary War to 1912 in Washington, DC. Military records from World War I to the present are held in the National Military Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, MO.