It's been more than 165 years since the president's ancestors made their way across the Atlantic to America, but several generations later, Pres. Biden still boasts of his Irish blood.
President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting with the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology in the State Dining Room of the White House, Tuesday, April 4, 2023, in Washington.There's one thing people from all political persuasions can likely agree on when it comes toIt's been more than 165 years since the president's ancestors made their way across the Atlantic to America, but several generations later, Biden still boasts of his Irish blood.
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden visits his childhood home with his granddaughters in Scranton, Pa., Nov. 3, 2020.As Biden embarks on his first visit as president to the Emerald Isle, much of his trip will focus on visiting the places his ancestors left behind that played a role in shaping who he is.Biden traces some of his roots back to the Finnegan family of County Louth. Going back five generations, Biden's great-great-great grandfather was John Finnegan.
"My grandfather Finnegan used to say every time I walked out the door in Scranton, he'd say, 'Joey, keep the faith.' Then he'd say, 'No, Joey, spread it.'" Biden said. Edward, his wife Mary and their eight children, including Patrick, traveled across the Atlantic on the SS Excelsior in 1851 for America, to the sister city to Ballina -- Scranton.
Biden's connection to the Blewitts in Ireland has also remained strong. He has several distant family members who still live in Ballina, including Brendan Blewitt, and his children Joe and Laurita, who are the president's third cousins.
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