President Reagan's Remarks to Citizens of Ballyporeen, Ireland, June 3, 1984

Full Title: President Reagan's Remarks to Citizens of Ballyporeen, Ireland, June 3, 1984
Creator(s): President (1981-1989 : Reagan). White House Television Office. 1/20/1981-1/20/1989 (Most Recent)
Series: Video Recordings, 1/20/1981 - 1/20/1989
Collection: Records of the White House Television Office (WHTV) (Reagan Administration), 1/20/1981 - 1/20/1989
Transcript:
www.reaganlibrary.gov/researc...
Production Date: 6/3/1984
Access Restriction(s):Unrestricted
Use Restriction(s):Unrestricted
Contact(s): Ronald Reagan Library (LP-RR), 40 Presidential Drive, Simi Valley, CA 93065-0600
Phone: [phone], Fax: [phone], Email: [e-mail]
National Archives Identifier:42219068
catalog.archives.gov/id/42219068

[@JTOIrishRepublican]

This was an extraordinary visit by our President, Ronald Reagan to come and spend time in Ballyporeen, County Tipperary.
I'm amazed how gracious and humble he was in front of the townspeople of Ballyporeen.
For the U.S. President to take the time to visit this typical rural Irish village and refer to himself as one of them, was extraordinary.
By watching this classic and authentic video you can see and hear how moved President Reagan was to be "back home in Ballyporeen."
President Reagan really should be recognized as the second Catholic U.S. President, as his whole extended family were Irish Catholics from Tipperary. It was only because his father Jack had some personal struggles and did not practice his Catholic faith; and Ronnie's mother Nell Clyde Reagan, was more emphatic in her practice of the Protestant religion called the Disciples of Christ that Reagan was considered a WASP.
Either way he was one of kind and we will not see the likes of a man like that again!

[@Onlinesully]

Not sure how else any visitor would behave when visiting ancestry ?

[@fastdadws4985]

James, You wrote a beautiful message. And, like Shakespeare, Ronald Reagan was most definitely a 'secret Catholic.' Amen.

[@thomassmith1313]

Good ol Ronnie

[@tommyhallum2054]

As in Irish-american I love Ireland and hopefully one day I can visit. if there had never been a United States I could only hope that my ancestors would have stayed there its such a beautiful country but I'm also very proud to be American. An American who loves his Irish roots.

[@VMA225]

Brilliant !!!

[@Gonkawonga]

RIP Ronald

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He's not dead

[@Comrade2261]

​@@takexioxlxodkdjohnson6686...... he's been dead nearly 20 years.

[@patricklarkin6936]

I remember ,i was one of the secutity

[@Onlinesully]

nice occasion to see

[@paddyt4043]

Jeebus he was a tipp man , no wonder ... tipp lads are savages.

[@takexioxlxodkdjohnson6686]

Is that Donald Trump who is MC

[@sir243_simr]

No!

[@takexioxlxodkdjohnson6686]

@@sir243_simr nope it is

[@markequinox]

Haha no he’s an Irish presenter who worked for rte in the 1980s

[@seanohare5488]

Hilarious