Previously unseen footage of JFK's visit to Co Wexford to be shown in public for first time A still from footage of President John F Kennedy's 1963 visit to New Ross 04 August, 2021 01:00 Amateur filmmaker Peggy Walsh NEVER-before-seen footage of US President John F Kennedy during a visit to Ireland in the 1960s is to be shown in public for the first time next month. The 20-minute colour clips will be screened in New Ross, Co Wexford on September 2 as part of the annual Kennedy Summer School. The footage was captured by Peggy Walsh (98), then a keen amateur filmmaker, and shows the late president's visit to his ancestral home in June 1963.