Fulmoth Kearney emigrated from Moneygall in 1850
A historic photo of Barack Obama Irish ancestor has been discovered, with a clear resemblance to the US President.
Photo by: Merlyn White / Megan Smolenyak
Fulmoth Kearney left Moneygall in 1850 to move to the United States.
Obama’s third great-grandfather passed away twenty years later and is buried in Kansas, where a headstone has been erected 136 years after his death.
The discovery of Kearney’s identity was made by genealogist Megan Smolenyak, who told IrishCentral.com: “Thanks to the discovery and memorialization of the final resting spot of Fulmoth Kearney, we now how a cradle-to-grave rendition of the life of Barack Obama’s Irish immigrant ancestor.
“The young fellow who left Moneygall in 1850 emigrated to Ohio where he built a log cabin, married, and had a family before moving on to Indiana and Kansas. He’s well remembered in Ireland, and I’m delighted to see things brought full circle with a headstone for his place of burial in Kansas.”
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