KENNEDY, John. F. Collection on Three Original Photographs of JFK’s visit to Galway. June 29th, 1963.

Three Original Connacht Tribune photograph, each160x220mm, stamped on verso. In fine condition.

On the final day of his visit on June 29th, President Kennedy flew west to visit Galway and Limerick before departing from Shannon Airport. Thousands lined the streets to catch a glimpse of President Kennedy at the Sportsgrounds on College Road at 11.30am. Later that day, he receive the Freedom of the City at a reception in Eyre Square, and depart from Salthill at 12.30pm. He then departed by helicopter for Limerick. On 22 November, 147 days after his Galway visit, John F. Kennedy was assassinated at Dallas, Texas.

I want to express – as we are about to leave here – to you of this country how much this visit has meant. It is strange that so many years could pass and so many generations pass and still some of us who came on this trip could come home and – here to Ireland – and feel ourselves at home and not feel ourselves in a strange country, but feel ourselves among neighbors, even though we are separated by generations, by time, and by thousands of miles.
- John F. Kennedy

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