Posted on 09/08/2009 1:19:42 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
'Lost Tomb' of President Obama's Irish Ancestor Found in Cathedral Obama's Sixth Generation Grand Uncle Was Bishop of Kearney
Sept. 8, 2009—
A mystery revolving around President Barack Obama's Irish roots was solved when a tomb containing the remains of Obama's Irish ancestor was discovered in the Irish medieval city of Kilkenny.
After a painstaking search, film maker Gabriel Murray, who is in the process of making a documentary on Obama's Irish roots, finally found "Obama's Lost Tomb" inside the 13th century St. Canice's Cathedral.
Murray, along with Cathedral assistant Frances Moore, used a centuries-old map to identify a hidden vault under the floor of St. Canice's. They deciphered the Latin on the hundreds of tombs inside the vault, when they came across Bishop John Kearney's resting place, number 19 on the map, just 20 yards from the main entrance.
"I have to admit it was very exciting and it was great to finally prove conclusively that Barack Obama's sixth generation grand uncle was the Bishop of Ossory and a former provost of Trinity College who died in Kilkenny city at the Bishop's Palace in 1813. It is now the headquarters of the Heritage Council," Murray told the Kilkenny People.
"The Palace is the site of the only building in existence that is directly linked to Bishop John Kearney and so to Obama," the historian added.
Obama's links to Moneygall, County Offaly were established during his presidential run. His great-great-great grandfather on his mother's side, Fulmouth Kearney, was born and grew up there before emigrating to the U.S. in 1850.
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If the tomb was empty when they found it... better watch out!
Black Irish...
We also know the location of the shack housing his step-brother.
Who gives a hoot! The man is still a marxist, and no ancestor can redeem his sorry arse!
They can locate this laughable item but they can’t cough up 0bama’s long form vault copy of his birth certificate?
Time for another Presidential vacation!
Oh, you gotta’ be barrakin with me.
Is the correct spelling of his name O’McBamma?
It was right alongside the tomb of the infant Jesus!
I thought Lenin was entombed in Russia
They can trace back Obama’s heritage to 1813, but we can’t get his flipping BC, transcripts, etc.
Uh oh, wait until Chris Matthews finds out. Will he still love Obama despite his hatred for the Irish?
OK, I’ll say it proudly and be the second (mkjessup beat me to it but I was busy composing)
After a painstaking search, some film maker can trace Obama’s Irish roots to the sixth generation grand uncle who was the Bishop of Ossory and a former provost of Trinity College who died in Kilkenny city at the Bishop’s Palace in 1813.
Let’s see, that’d make it one hundred and ninety six years ago.
AND YET
there is no existing long form of Obama’s birth either in Hawaii, Canada, Kenya, Parts Unknown or wherever in the heck he was in August 1961, just 48 years ago???
Now isn’t that very convenient. They want him to be another Kennedy and by golly they’ll make him one...
No doubt a Blarney.
Did it have a death certificate?.............
Oh, you beat me to it. :(
Matthews hates the Irish? I must confess, I don't watch his show, but Isn't he an Irish-Catholic himself (Catholic in name only, of course)?
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