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07 Sept 2025

From Dallas to Derryadd: American family delighted to visit ancestral home in Longford

The Herd family from Dallas, Texas visited ‘The Crevice’, Derryadd, Killashee recently

From Dallas to Derryadd: American family delighted to visit ancestral home in Longford

Sofia, Audrey, Benjamin, Mimi and Isabel Herd from Dallas, Texas visiting ‘The Crevice’, Derryadd, Killashee recently.

Sofia, Audrey, Benjamin, Mimi and Isabel Herd from Dallas, Texas visiting ‘The Crevice’, Derryadd, Killashee recently.

Benjamin’s ancestors, the Farrells, originated from ‘The Crevice’ and they are pictured at the site of what was the Farrell homestead.

It came to prominence in 2016 when it emerged that the ancestors of Tim Kaine, whom Hillary Clinton chose as her running mate for Vice-President in the 2016 US Presidential election, were also from ‘The Crevice’.

Also read: Longford parish Killashee celebrates its famous "son" Tim Kaine

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