Today in Irish History: 1963 JFKVisits his Ancestral Home Day two of President Kennedy’s visit to Ireland where he is literally mobbed every place he goes. In an action packed day, he speaks at New Ross and Wexford, visits his ancestral home of Dunganstown, Co. Wexford where his great grand-father was born and who emigrated to the United States in 1848. Kennedy had previously visited Dunganstown in 1947. JFK absolutely sparkled in Ireland. His speeches were laced with good humor and little political weight. The video below shows Kennedy speak in New Ross. Note the lack of security -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpt2HVBenCE Kennedy referred to his Irish visit as "the best four days of his life'". He was shot dead just 5 months later. For many years following his visit and tragic death, it seemed almost every home in Ireland hung a three picture montage of JFK, Pope John XXIII and Jackie Kennedy. Attached is a photo of JFK in New Ross enjoying a cup of tea with his cousins.