Visit of President 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. Dublin 1963.

At the Arbour Hill Memorial in Dublin, U.S. President John F. Kennedy stands with a serious expression, his hands clasped before a large wreath of white flowers. During his 1963 visit to Ireland, he became the first foreign head of state to honour the executed leaders of the 1916 Rising in a formal ceremony. He is flanked by two saluting Irish military officers, while another man in a dark, double-breasted suit looks on with a somber expression before a large stone wall.

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