Visitors to the 2013 Northwest Garden Show are in for a real treat this weekend. They will get the very first viewing of the White House Peace Garden built by the CPI voluntary committee in Castlefinn.
Described as “A gift made of the hands of the Irish people, extended to our friends in the United States of America,” the tourist attraction will be completed and officially opened later this year, says CPI Director Michael Carlin.
It’s completion in 2013 marks 50 years since the first American President touched down on Irish soil.
This notable coincidence reminds us of the words of John F. Kennedy who declared in Dáil Éireann in 1963, “It is that quality of the Irish – that remarkable combination of hope, confidence and imagination – that is needed more than ever today.”
Those words hold great resonance today, half a century on and organisers hope their legacy garden project will further cultivate historic relationships between America and Ireland.
The 2013 Northwest Garden Show runs on Saturday and Sunday from 11am to 6pm at CPI Complex Castlefinn. More information on www.northwestgardenshow.ie of find them on facebook.
