Unidad documental compuesta 39 - John F. Kennedy Memorial Park

11 items; 25.5 cm x 19.5 cm; 22 cm x 15 cm; Black and white print

Photographic prints relating to the opening of John F. Kennedy Memorial Park, Slieve Coillte, New Ross, County Wexford. The official opening occurred on 29 May 1968. The file includes a print showing the planting of a tree by Eunice Shriver-Kennedy, a sister of the late President. Other individuals in the prints include Jack Lynch, Taoiseach, the Most Rev. Donal J. Herlihy, the Bishop of Ferns, and Tim O’Brien, Secretary, Department of Lands. The remaining prints show various views of the memorial park and visitor centre. Most of the prints are credited to the 'Cork Examiner'.