President Kennedy and Taoiseach (Prime Minister of Ireland) Seán Lemass. Visit of Kennedy to Ireland. At Arbour Hill Memorial he placed a wreath on the graves of the executed leaders of the 1916 Rising, becoming the first foreign head of state to honour them in a formal ceremony. On the left Irish Prime Minister (Taoiseach) Seann Lemass. Dublin 1963.

During his 1963 state visit to Ireland, U.S. President John F. Kennedy became the first foreign head of state to formally honour the executed leaders of the 1916 Rising. He stands at attention at the Arbour Hill Memorial in Dublin, beside Taoiseach Seán Lemass (left) and saluting military officers. Before them, on the wet stone ground, a large wreath rests on a stand, ready to be placed on the leaders' graves. In the background, a memorial wall is engraved with text in both Irish and English, separated by a simple stone cross.

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