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