Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney visits his grandparents’ ancestral home village in County Mayo as he concludes a two-day official trip to Ireland. Multiple outlets report that Carney travels to Aughagower in County Mayo, a community associated with his grandparents—Robert and Nora Moran—who emigrated to Canada in 1925. Coverage describes a public welcome in the village, including cheers from local residents and Canadian flags displayed along streets and outside businesses. Some groups also hold signs as he arrives. BBC News adds that Carney is expected to meet relatives there, including cousins, during his visit. The trip is presented as a personal element alongside the official programme in Ireland, with outlets noting it is an opportunity to return to the place where his family first lived before leaving for Canada. Sources agree the visit takes place on Sunday and forms part of the final stage of his Ireland visit.
Mark Carney visits ancestral village in County Mayo during Ireland trip
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney visits his grandparents’ ancestral home village in County Mayo as he concludes a two-day official trip to Ireland. Multiple outlets report that Carney travels to Au...
- Mark Carney visits his grandparents’ ancestral home village in County Mayo, Ireland.
- The village is Aughagower, where his grandparents Robert and Nora Moran lived before emigrating to Canada in 1925.
- Carney is welcomed by local residents, with Canadian flags and public cheers reported along his route.
- Outlets report Carney meets family members, including cousins, during the visit.
- The visit is part of the concluding phase of Carney’s two-day official trip to Ireland.
Mark Carney will meet his cousins on Sunday in Aughagower - the village his grandparents, Robert and Nora Moran, left when they emigrated to Canada in 1925.
2 months agoGreeted with cheers and Canadian flags lining the streets of Aughagower in County Mayo, Carney returned to the place his grandparents first lived before emigrating to Canada.
2 months agoAGHAGOWER — The people of County Mayo, found on the west coast of Ireland, greeted Prime Minister Mark Carney with open arms on Sunday. Businesses hung Canadian flags outside their buildings, and groups of people held up signs on the side of the road as Carney made his way into town from the airport. Carney […]
2 months agoThe Canadian Prime Minister is concluding his two-day official visit to Ireland with a trip to his ancestral homeland in County Mayo.
2 months agoCanadian PM Mark Carney is continuing his two-day official visit to Ireland with a trip to his ancestral homeland in Co Mayo.
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