Joe Biden has enjoyed a whirlwind visit to Co Mayo on the final day of his trip to the island of Ireland.
The US president paid a visit to the Knock shrine in Co Mayo, where he had an emotional unplanned meeting with a priest who gave the last rites to his son.
After leaving Knock, Mr Biden travelled to Castlebar where he made a private visit to the Mayo Roscommon Hospice.
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Mr Biden also visited the North Mayo Heritage and Genealogical Centre’s family history research unit.
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The cathedral has a direct link to the president’s ancestors as his great-great-great-grandfather Edward Blewitt sold 27,000 bricks to the cathedral in 1827, which helped buy tickets for himself and his family to sail to America decades later in 1851.
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