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Rebecca Black

Taoiseach pauses to remember the millions who died or emigrated during famine

Taoiseach Micheal Martin lays a wreath at the Irish Memorial in Philadelphia (Niall Carson/PA) - (PA Wire)

Irish premier Micheal Martin has paused to remember millions of his countrymen who died or emigrated during Ireland’s famine.

He laid a wreath at the Irish Memorial in Philadelphia, standing beside his wife, Mary, in remembrance on the first day of his visit to the United States on Saturday.

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