Muhammad Ali In Clare

[irishbunny]

Yep, he's visiting tomorrow. His great-grandfather is from here, I actually know the family who still live here, especially one guy a bit older then me, they are all boxers lol! They only recently found out they are related to him and he was invited to visit and he accepted.

You should see all the shops, they all have pictures of him and boxing gloves up in all the windows, as if that's the way it is all the time haha. The whole town is buzzing it's going to be packed tomorrow, if it's not too wet I might go down and see him.

 

[irishbunny]

All I can say was today was an amazing day

 

[irishbunny]

Here are my pictures from the day, when he was been driven down the road I was on his wife, Lonnie's, side instead of his, just my luck, I managed to catch a glimpse of him though. Up at the Turnpike, where his great-grandfather is from he got out and posed for some pictures, but the crowd was so thick I couldn't see him.

We had to watch the presentation of him being declared the first Freeman of Ennis on a screen because only 60 people were aloud to go to it, Irish relatives and other official people.

I'll hopefully get some better ones when they are online.

Photos:

Different pictures before the presentation started

Start of the presentation (Muhammad sitting in the middle)

Lonnie Ali about to talk

Muhammad Ali having his Freeman of Ennis scroll explained

Stilt Walkers, will we were waiting for Muhammad on the road

The plaque up in the Turnpike

First half is in our own language and the second half in English

His relations house

I have videos too which are uploading

 

[irishbunny]

Video of them driving through town

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UK people can watch this day on BBC News and Sky News