you for joining us. i m abby phillip in washington. i want to take you straight to dublin, where president biden is delivering and addressed to the irish parliament. let s take a listen. i ll also revisit county mayo. remember the history and hope and the heartbreak my blue and ancestors must have felt leaving their beloved homeland to begin their new lives in america. i sell this not to wax poetic about bygone days, but because of the story of my family s journey, those who left and those who stayed is emblematic of the stories of so many irish and american families, not just irish american families. and these stories are the very heart of what binds ireland america together. they speak to a history defined by our dreams. they speak to a president written by our shared responsibility. possibilities so today i d like to reflect on the enduring strength of the connections between ireland and the united states, a partnership for the ages. begins in our shared history dating bac
foyer of this building thrives on the support of ireland s exiled children in america. quote draws on the support of exiled children in america. where nations and know what it means to persevere for freedom. the bravest civil war toil in the vineyards of democracy, and that s again not hyperbole. it s a fact it s a fact. it s not just the hope. but the conviction that better days lie ahead and brought us along. we have the power to build a better future. 60 years ago was referenced, the first irish catholic president of the united states made historic trip here speaking to this assembly and capturing the imaginations of irish and irish american families alike when john kennedy addressed parliament, he honored the more than 150,000 irish immigrants who joined the army of the north. during america s civil war. among them. one or two of them were my relatives as