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Petition to preserve a dwelling house of JFK descent.
Achainí déanta teach cónaithe de shliocht JFK a chaomhnú.
Limerick County Council and state conservation organizations have been requested to preserve the home of a descendant of John F Kennedy.
Tá achainí déanta ar Chomhairle Chontae Luimní agus ar eagraíochtaí caomhnaithe stáit, teach cónaithe do dhuine do shliocht John F Kennedy a chaomhnú.
The ruins of the house have recently been discovered, from which came the sign of John F Kennedy’s grandmother.
Le deanaí a thángthas ar fhothrach an tí, as a tháinig sín sín seanmháthair John F Kennedy.
After the hedges and trees were laid exposed the ruins of a house built in the 1830s.
Tar éis na sceacha agus na crainn a bheith leagaithe nochtach fothrach tí a tógadh sna 1830idí.
Now it has been discovered that it was from here that Mary Lenihan who married Edmund Fitzgerald, the Fitzgeralds founded the F in the name of President John F Kennedy.
Anois tá sé déanta amach gur as seo a tháinig Mary Lenihan a phós Edmund Fitzgerald, na Gearaltaigh ba bhunús leis an F in ainm an Uachtaráin John F Kennedy.
The research revealed the history of the house was carried out by local historian Declan Hehir.
Bé an stairí aitiúil Declan Hehir a dhein an taighde a nocht stair an tí.
He has in recent days provided the history of the house and its descendants to the former President’s cousin in America.
Tá an t–eolas maidir le stair an tí agus sliocht an tí curtha ar fáil aige le laethanta anuas do chol ceathrar an Iar-Uachtaráin i Meiricéa.
Mary Lenihan married Edmund Fitzgerald but died shortly after her daughter was born.
Phós Mary Lenihan, Edmund Fitzgerald ach cailleadh í go gairid tar éis dá h-iníon teacht ar an saol.
Her husband Edmund and daughter Mary emigrated to America and the descendants of the Fitzgeralds followed only the election of John Fitzgerald Kennedy as the 35th President of the United States.
Dimigh a céile Edmund agus a hiníon Mary ar imirce go Meiriceá agus lean sliocht na nGearaltaigh ach go dtoghadh John Fitzgerald Kennedy mar an 35ú Uachtarán ar na Stáit Aontaithe.
The town council here is now petitioning for the preservation of the house ruin.
Anois tá achainní á dhéanamh ag an gcomhairle baile anseo go ndéanfaí an fothrach tí a chaomhnú.
Mark Nagle from the committee said that the ruined house was a valuable gem of local history and should not be abandoned.
Dúirt Mark Nagle ón gcoiste gur seod luachmhar stair aitiúil na h- áite an fothrach tí agus nár cheart é ligean i léig ar fad.
The ruin is privately owned but it is hoped that the Authorities will take action to preserve what remains as part of this area’s historical connection with the former American President.
Tá an fothrach in uinéireacht phríobháideach ach tá súil go ngníomhóidh na h-Údaráis chun a bhfuil fágaithe a chaomhnú mar chuid do cheangal staire na h-áite seo le hIar- Uachtarán Mheiriceá.