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Biden's ancestral home in Ireland celebrates his victory

Election 2020 Global
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BALLINA, Ireland -- The Irish town Joe Biden's great-great-great-grandfather left almost 200 years ago is celebrating his presidential victory.

Ballina is a town of about 10,000 in County Mayo, about 145 miles (235 kilometers) northwest of Dublin.

For days it's been draped in the Stars and Stripes and Biden/Harris banners in anticipation, even though many businesses have had to close due to lockdown restrictions.

Joe Blewitt, a heating and plumbing engineer and a cousin of Biden’s, said the town is ecstatic at the prospect of a President Joe Biden.

Blewitt has been to the White House and hopes to make it to Biden's inauguration.