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Granddaughter of Robert F Kennedy found dead in the US

The granddaughter of former US Senator Robert F Kennedy has been found dead in the US state of Ma...
Jack Quann
Jack Quann

10.24 2 Aug 2019


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Granddaughter of Robert F Kenn...

Granddaughter of Robert F Kennedy found dead in the US

Jack Quann
Jack Quann

10.24 2 Aug 2019


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The granddaughter of former US Senator Robert F Kennedy has been found dead in the US state of Massachusetts.

Saoirse Kennedy-Hill (22) was the daughter of Robert and Ethel Kennedy's fifth child, Courtney.

Robert F Kennedy was the younger brother of former US president John F Kennedy.

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Her father Paul Hill was one of four people falsely convicted in the 1974 pub bombings in the UK - known as the Guildford Four.

Kennedy-Hill attended Lahinch National School when her parents lived in north Clare from 2002 until 2007.

In a statement, Ennistymon Parish said: "Our deepest sympathy to her parents and extended family."

The Kennedy family announced the death on Thursday night.

Saoirse Kennedy-Hill Saoirse Kennedy-Hill | Image: Facebook

"Our hearts are shattered by the loss of our beloved Saoirse," the family said in a statement.

"Her life was filled with hope, promise and love... She lit up our lives with her love, her peals of laughter and her generous spirit.

"Saoirse was passionately moved by the causes of human rights and women's empowerment and found great joy in volunteer work, working alongside indigenous communities to build schools in Mexico.

"We will love her and miss her forever."

Her grandmother Ethel Kennedy said: "The world is a little less beautiful today."

It is believed she was found at the family home in Hyannis Port.

The New York Times says she died after suffering an apparent overdose.

Kennedy-Hill was a student at Boston College, where she was studying media and communications.

She was due to graduate in 2020.

Main image: This 2009 file photo shows the main home in the Kennedy family compound in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts | Image: Stew Milne/AP/Press Association Images


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