Joe Biden's Irish ancestral roots stretch from coast to coast, from Mayo to Louth.
Whitestown on the Cooley Peninsula in Co Louth is where his mother’s side of his family, the Finnegans, can be traced back to as far as the 1840s.
Joe Biden has already visited Louth on two occasions, once during his visit as US Vice President in 2016, and again in a personal capacity in 2017.
People here are keen to welcome Mr Biden back and hope that the Cooley Peninsula will be a stop on his itinerary next month.
Whitestown man Eamonn Thornton was among those to meet Mr Biden during his 2016 trip during a visit to Lily Finnegan’s pub.
"He was absolutely fabulous. It was like he was a regular in the pub. He just walked in and shook hands with everyone, and chatted away as if he was coming in every night for a drink," he said.
He said Joe Biden was "one of our own" and that the 2016 visit was "unbelievable", with the rural area thronged by crowds, security and SUVs.
Mr Thornton said that a visit by the US president would be a great boost for in the area.
"It will be great for young people to say they remember Joe Biden the President of America coming here. It’s something you read in a book."
One of those who claims to be a distant relative of the US President is Louth Councillor Andrea McKevitt.
She called Joe Biden a "proud son of Cooley" today.
Andrea, who is currently in Washington DC for St Patrick’s Day festivities, said that she is very hopeful that Mr Biden will visit Louth this time around.
"If he’s visiting Belfast and Dublin, it would make sense to stop off in Louth for a visit," she said.
In the nearby town of Carlingford, people were hoping a potential visit could bring a "Biden bounce" to the local area.
"I’ve long considered the Cooley Peninsula to be a hidden gem. It’ll be a great boost for tourism nationally and internationally," said Noel Morgan.
A native of Dundalk but now living in Dublin, he said he would come to see Joe Biden if he visited the area.
"He’ll be very well received here, I’ll be out waving my flag! I was in Dublin for Obama, I think I could do the same for Biden here."
Peter McGuigan from Omeath said that Joe Biden would be very welcome in the area.
"It’ll certainly enhance the whole area. We’ll have thousands and thousands of people coming to look for Joe Biden and where his ancestors came from," he said.
Sinead Morgan was keen to point out the Louth link.
"I think he has relations in Mayo. They’re claiming him as their own. We think the same of him in Louth - he’s one of our own. So, it would be great for the locality. I think a lot of American tourists would flock to the area to see where he came from," she said.
