Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak’s Roots World

President Obama thanking genealogist, Megan Smolenyak, who traced his roots to Moneygall

A pair of treasured "golden tickets" providing access to Moneygall during President Obama's visit

Obama t-shirt with "yes, we can" in Gaelic

Past and present: everything from camera crews to horse and buggy carriages could be found outside of Moneygall hot spot, Ollie Hayes's Pub

Local newspaper "Offaly Independent" renamed itself "Obama Independent" in honor of the President's visit

Megan Smolenyak, the genealogist who discovered Obama's Moneygall heritage, interviewing with one of the many news crews flooding the once quiet village

Many were disappointed to learn they had to leave their vuvuzellas at home during President Obama's visit to Moneygall

Local entrepreneur Billy Hayes with his specially designed t-shirts commemorating President Obama's historic visit to his ancestral hometown of Moneygall

Moneygall central, Ollie Hayes's Pub, is doing a bang up business thanks to President Obama's visit

80-year-old pub owner, Julia Hayes (seen here with Henry Healy and Megan Smolenyak), delayed her retirement for the special celebration