A man paints his house before the visit of President Barack ObamaPhotograph: Stefan Wermuth/ReutersLocals enjoying a pint in Ollie Hayes Pub, with portrait of the president hanging above Photograph: Peter Muhly/AFP/Getty ImagesMary McCormack paints her front door as she prepares for the visitPhotograph: Peter Muhly/AFP/Getty Images
A woman puts US flags in front of her housePhotograph: Stefan Wermuth/REUTERSCommemorative chocolate bars in a local shopPhotograph: Peter Muhly/AFP/Getty ImagesJoesph Kearney is filmed by the US TV show 'Today' as he delivers brack bread to local shopsPhotograph: Peter Muhly/AFP/Getty ImagesA local resident holds a 'Brack' of breadPhotograph: Peter Muhly/AFP/Getty ImagesLocal police guard the front of the house occupied by Joseph and Phoebe Kearny Photograph: Peter Muhly/AFP/Getty ImagesEighth cousin of Barack Obama, Henry Healy, poses next to a bust of the American presidentPhotograph: Peter Muhly/AFP/Getty ImagesA man holds a souvenir scarf outside a pubPhotograph: Stefan Wermuth/REUTERSA girl walks past a house painted in the colours of the US flagPhotograph: Cathal Mcnaughton/REUTERSMaura Slater smiles as she watches fellow local Peter Jennings redecorate her housePhotograph: Peter Muhly/AFP/Getty Images
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