A silent news reel from British Pathé featuring the visit of the Mayor of New York James J. Walker to Castlecomer, the home town of his father, on the 20th August 1927. In the opening scene, Mayor Walker was greeted by the then President of Ireland W.T. Cosgrave in Dublin. The next scene, Walker arrives to gathered crowds in Castlecomer including the local brass band to strains of "Come Back to Erin". | Historic Castlecomer

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