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"Megan, I truly appreciate what you've done for me.
My Mom would be so very proud. Love ya! -- Joe Biden"

• March 28, 2021 - Medium - "DNA Confirms Biden Link to Galway" by Megan Smolenyak
• January 12, 2021 - Medium - "5 Things You Didn’t Know about Joe Biden’s Roots" by Megan Smolenyak
• November 18, 2020 - Medium - "Biden’s Biden Roots: Westbourne or Huntingdon, England or Maybe Nagpur, India?" by Megan Smolenyak
• February 16, 2020 - Medium - "Joe Biden’s Irish Roots" by Megan Smolenyak
• January/February 2015 - Irish Lives Remembered Genealogy Magazine - "Joe Biden's Irish Roots" by Megan Smolenyak [Pages 20 - 22]
• April/May 2013 - Irish America Magazine - "Joey From Scranton — Vice President Biden's Irish Roots" by Megan Smolenyak
  Read this article in Irish America's online Digital Edition [Pages 56-59]
• September 2012 - Irish Lives Remembered Genealogy Magazine - "Joe Biden's Irish Roots" by Megan Smolenyak
  Read this article in Irish Lives Remembered Genealogy Magazine online Digital Edition [Pages 8-9]
• August 27, 2012 - The Huffington Post - "Families of the Presidential and VP Candidates in the 1940 Census" by Megan Smolenyak
• July 2, 2012 - The Huffington Post - "Joe Biden's Irish Roots" by Megan Smolenyak
• January 11, 2010 - The Huffington Post - "A Brief Roots Tribute to Catherine Eugenia "Jean" Finnegan Biden" by Megan Smolenyak

• August 21, 2023 - Irish Star - "New mural of Joe Biden appears near his ancestral home after landmark visit to Ireland" by Fionnuala Boyle
• April 20, 2023 - Irish Central - "You can mock Blarney Biden, but ..." by Tom Deignan
• April 12, 2023 - GalwayBeo - "Joe Biden's private Galway family" by Jessica Mercer
• April 12, 2023 - Sky News - "President Joe Biden uses his and Barack Obama's ancestors as examples that Ireland breeds faith and possibilities"
• April 12, 2023 - The Irish Times - "‘It sure feels like home’: First day of Joe Biden’s visit to Ireland - as it happened" by Laura Slattery and Colin Gleeson
• April 12, 2023 - MSN.com - "Joe Biden talks of his English roots in Nottingham as he explores Irish ancestry" by Neil Johnston
• April 11, 2023 - ABC News - "Here's a look at Biden's Irish roots as he visits his ancestral homeland" by Molly Nagle and Sarah Kolinovsky
• April 11, 2023 - Daily Mail - "The journey of Joe Biden's Irish ancestors - from Counties Mayo and Louth to Scranton: How president's great-great grandfathers left an Ireland ravaged by famine for a new life in the U.S. 180 years ago" by Rob Crilly
• April 9, 2023 - The Guardian - "A son of Ireland’: how Biden’s Irish roots shape his political identity" by David Smith
• April 7, 2023 - Independent.ie - "Louth Looking forward to second visit by a US President" by John Mulligan
• April 6, 2023 - MSN.com - "Joe Biden invited to Galway after genealogist uncovers family ties to the county" by Eoghan Moloney
• April 6, 2023 - Independent.ie - "Joe Biden invited to Galway after genealogist uncovers family ties to the county" by Eoghan Moloney
• April 6, 2023 - RTE Radio 1 - "President Biden invited to visit Galway after discover of family links" interview on Morning Ireland
• April 5, 2023 - Irish Star - "Joe Biden has previously unknown Irish cousins in Co Galway, according to genealogist" by Ferghal Blaney
• April 5, 2023 - Galway Beo - "Joe Biden’s new Galway roots dug up as US President’s family tracked down before Ireland trip" by Fergal Blaney
• April 5, 2023 - Irish Mirror - "US President Joe Biden may also have previously unknown cousins in Galway" by Fergal Blaney
• October 21, 2022 - The Focus - "Who is Joe Biden’s grandfather, ‘All-American football player’ Ambrose Finnegan?" by Bruno Cooke
• April 1, 2022 - The Washington Post - "The first census records of four American presidents — almost" by Philip Bump
• October 7, 2021 - IrishCentral - "Police investigate robbery at pub in Ireland founded by Joe Biden's ancestors" by IrishCentral Staff
• June 21, 2021 - BBC News - "Joe Biden: My surprise claim to be the US president's English cousin" by Joshua Nevett
• June 16, 2021 - Express UK - "Biden’s understated UK visit will be in stark contrast to Trump’s triumphalism" by Callum Hoare
• June 7, 2021 - iNews UK - "Biden’s understated UK visit will be in stark contrast to Trump’s triumphalism" by Ian Burrell
• April 5, 2021 - Medium - "‘This great nation of immigrants’: Biden recalls Irish ancestors in video for newly naturalised US citizens" by Alice Hutton
• March 1, 2021 - Happenings Magazine - "President Joe Biden’s Roots And His Path To The White House" by Christine Fanning
• February 1, 2021 - BE Latina - "President Biden’s Irish Roots and Latin America" by Sahm Venter
• January 20, 2021 - The Irish Echo - "From Cooley Pen. to Penn. Ave." by Dr. John McCavitt
• January 20, 2021 - Newry.ie - "Could President Biden Be The First American President To Visit Newry?" by Columba O'Hare
• January 17, 2021 - Jyllands-Postens - "We in Ireland were so lucky that cousin Joe was successful in the election" by Sahm Venter
  Read the full article in PDF format.
• January 14, 2021 - iNews UK - "Joe Biden probably won’t be celebrating his roots. Why isn’t it cool to be considered a British-American?" by Ian Burrell
• December 16, 2020 - The Wall Street Journal - "Biden’s Win Gives Ireland Deep-Rooted Ally" by Catherine Lucey
• November 13, 2020 - The Guardian - "Is Joe Biden really our very own Celtic tiger in the White House?" by Séamas O’Reilly
• November 9, 2020 - GEN - "Joe Biden’s ancestral homeland in Ireland celebrated his win over Donald Trump" by Amanda Sakuma
• November 7, 2020 - Irish Central - "President-elect Joe Biden's Irish roots - from fleeing Famine Ireland to winning the White House" by Niall O'Dowd
• October 31, 2020 - BBC News - "Joe Biden: Election fever and the Bidens' Irish relatives" by Eimear Flanagan
• October 15, 2020 - BBC - "Joe Biden could return to Irish roots as US president" by Gareth Gordon
• October 14, 2020 - Politico - "Joe Biden’s Irish clan hopes for White House triumph" by Shawn Pogatchnik
• October 12, 2020 - France 24 - "Irish locals show their colours in Biden's ancestral home"
• September 23, 2020 - Derry Journal - "Joe Biden and Ireland: the US presidential candidate’s connections to County Derry, Louth and Down" by Finlay Greig
• September 10, 2020 - Irish Central - "Joe Biden would be the fourth US President descended from Irish Famine migrants" by Niall O'Dowd
• January 17, 2017 - The Mayo News - "Joe Biden to return to Mayo this summer" by Ciara Galvin
• June 22, 2016 - The Irish Times - "Joe Biden has links to Louth and Mayo, says US genealogist" by Barry Roche
• June 21, 2016 - BBC News - "Joe Biden: US Vice President returns to his Irish roots"
• June 9, 2016 - Dundalk Democrat - "Cllr McGahon excited ahead of visit of Vice President Joe Biden" by Shauna McCrudeen
• September 11, 2015 - Irish America - "Biden and Colbert's Emotional Late Show Interview" by Adam Farley
• April 1, 2013 - Irish Central - "Corrigan Brothers to release new Joe Biden song after President Obama hit" by James O'Shea
• March 28, 2013 - Dundalk Democrat - "Biden to visit Cooley?"
• March 25, 2013 - The Argus - "Come to Cooley, Joe!"
• February 20, 2013 - Irish Central - "Vice President Joe Biden to be honored in Irish America Hall of Fame — Biden set to be main speaker at annual Irish America event" by Niall O'Dowd
• March 17, 2009 - Washington Examiner - "Obama, Biden both feeling their Irish heritage today: Long lost brothers?" by Kiki Ryan and Jeff Dufour
• August 29, 2008 - AFP - Google News - "Obama, Biden descended from Irish cobblers: researcher"

Vice President Joe Biden and Megan Smolenyak

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