The mammoth task of restoring Lamb House to its previous brilliance went millions of dollars over budget and finished years after it was expected to. But, its owners say they have "no regrets".
Before he emigrated from Ballina, Co Mayo, to America in 1851 with his family, US president Joe Biden’s ancestor Edward Blewitt contributed to the saving of thousands of lives during the Famine in Mayo through public work schemes he set up.