---------------------- IMPORTANT NOTICE ----------------------
To accommodate the development
of a new visitor centre the Kennedy Homestead will be CLOSED for the 2012 season.
Building work by the Office of Public Works is due to start on this centre in Summer 2012,
to be opened in June 2013 to mark the 50th anniversary of JFK's visit to Dunganstown, New Ross and Ireland.
We hope you will visit us in 2013
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Kennedy Homestead
The
Kennedy Homestead, birthplace of President John F. Kennedy's great-grandfather
Patrick Kennedy, celebrates the story of five generations of the Kennedy
dynasty and is still today farmed by his descendants. Joining
the multitudes of Irish fleeing the Great Famine, Patrick Kennedy departed
from this Homestead for the port of New Ross on a wet day in 1848 to set
sail for the United States where his descendants
were to become the worlds most famous family. The Kennedy
Homestead is a unique Cultural Museum and Visitor Centre, celebrating
this family history like no other. Facilities
at the Homestead Include Admission Charges Opening Times 
The Centre graphically illustrates a story of epic proportions, full of
triumph and tragedy. Moving from steerage on an immigrant vessel to
the slums of Boston, from the Court of St. James to the White House, and
the golden era Americans refer to as "Camelot".
The Visitor Centre with its unique collection of
John F. Kennedy memorabilia, Audio-Visual Display, Souvenir Shop, Picnic
Area, Toilets, Wheelchair Access and extensive Car and Coach Parking facilities.
Adults: €5.00 euro
Children: €2.50 euro
OAP's: €3.50 euro
Family (2 Adults plus 3 Children): €14.00 euro
Group Rate on request
