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Joe Biden visiting the pilgrimage site of Knock Mhuire.

Joe Biden ar cuairt ar láthair oilithreachta Chnoc Mhuire.

The President of the United States Joe Biden visited the blessed shrine of the Virgin Mary in Knock Mary, Co Mayo, this afternoon.

Thug Uachtarán na Stát Aontaithe Joe Biden cuairt ar scrín bheannaithe na Maighdine Muire i gCnoc Mhuire, Co Mhaigh Eo, tráthnóna.

Transport Minister Éamon Ryan and local Dáil Deputy Dara Calleary were among the dignitaries who welcomed President Biden on the runway of Knock Mhuire Airport shortly after 2 o'clock.

Bhí an tAire Iompair Éamon Ryan agus an Teachta Dála áitiúil Dara Calleary i measc na n-uaisle a chuir fáilte roimh an Uachtarán Biden ar rúidbhealach Aerfort Chnoc Mhuire go gairid tar éis 2 a chlog.

Soon after, he headed south to the pilgrimage site in Drum.

Go luath ina dhiaidh sin, thug sé aghaidh ó dheas ar an láthair oilithreachta sa Droim.

He is accompanied by two members of Joe Biden's family – his sister Valerie Biden Owens and his son Hunter Biden.

Tá beirt de theaghlach Joe Biden in éineacht leis – a dheirfiúr Valerie Biden Owens agus a mhac Hunter Biden.

Parish priest Father Richard Gibbons gave President Biden a tour of the shrine and the Basilica of Our Lady, where he saw the famous mosaic of the Presentation of the Virgin.

Thug an sagart paróiste an tAthair Richard Gibbons turas na scríne agus Bhaisleac Mhuire don Uachtarán Biden, áit a bhfaca sé an mhósáic cháiliúil de Thaispeánadh na Maighdine.

Father Gibbons also showed him what remains - and it is not much - of the wall of the first shrine where the Church of the Exposition is now.

Thaispeáin an tAthair Gibbons dó chomh maith a bhfuil fanta - agus ní mórán é - de bhalla na chéad scríne san áit a bhfuil Séipéal an Taispeánta anois.

The wall gave away after the many visitors took the stones home with them as if they were blessed cherries.

Thug an balla uaidh tar éis don iliomad cuairteoirí na clocha a thabhairt abhaile leo amhail is dá mba cheiríní beannaithe iad.

The best part of the story is that Father Gibbons presented one of the stones to President Biden this afternoon! It is God who knows and it is he who is generous and giving! In the Chapel of the Exposition, President Biden and his son Hunter met with a former chaplain in the American Army, Father Frank O'Grady.

An chuid is aistí den scéal gur bhronn an tAthair Gibbons ceann de na clocha ar an Uachtarán Biden tráthnóna! Is ag Dia atá a fhios agus is é atá tíolacthach tabharthach! I Séipéal an Taispeánta, chas an tUachtarán Biden agus a mhac Hunter le hiarshéiplíneach in Arm Mheiriceá, an tAthair Frank O'Grady.

Father O'Grady was one of the people who took care of Joe Biden's other son - Beau - when he was seriously ill in a military hospital in Washington.

Bhí an tAthair O'Grady ar dhuine de na daoine a thug aire do mhac eile Joe Biden - Beau - nuair a bhí sé go dona tinn in ospidéal míleata in Washington.

Beau Biden was given the Late Oil before he died in that hospital in 2015.

Is é a chuir an Ola Dhéanach ar Beau Biden sular bhásaigh sé san ospidéal sin in 2015.

Tears came to the President's eyes as Father O'Grady turned to him.

Tháinig na deora le súile an Uachtaráin ar chasadh an Athar O'Grady dó.

Father Gibbons was apparently unaware of the connection between the two men.

Is cosúil nach raibh a fhios ag an Athair Gibbons faoin gceangal idir an bheirt fhear.

God knows...! From there, the President visited the Mayo-Roscommon Hospice located in Knock.

Is ag Dia atá a fhios ...! As sin, chuaigh an tUachtarán ar cuairt chuig Ospís Mhaigh Eo-Ros Comáin atá suite i gCnoc Mhuire.

Joe Biden turned the first jaw of the hospice the last time he was in Mayo in 2017.

Chas Joe Biden céad fhód na hospíse an uair dheireanach a bhí sé i Maigh Eo in 2017.