Kelly of Siam

This week's podcast from Radio Clare informed me that Muhammed Ali visited Ennis to honor his Irish roots. Many years ago I walked the Republic and spent some time in Clare, including Ennis. I noted on my walkabout that pictues of John F. Kennedy hung in most pubs...I hope Muhammed joins him.

Utube has several videos, including this one:


Mail online has an article
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1210524/Muhammad-Ali-freeman-ancestral-home-Ireland.html

Here are a few pictures from that article.


Boxing legend: Muhammad Ali with his wife Lonnie (left) in Ennis, County Clare, Ireland unveiling the plaque to his ancestors after he was honoured as the first Freeman of his ancestral home

The champion arrives: Ali was greeted with a roar to rival even the Rumble in the Jungle as he took a few frail steps from his car under blue skies

Ancestral home: A sign on a shop front in Ennis ahead of Ali's visit to the town where his great-grandfather Abe Grady was born