ENNIS, COUNTY CLAIR, Ireland, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Boxing great Muhammad Ali received a hero's welcome from residents of the Irish town his great-grandfather Abe Grady left to travel to America.
The ailing 67-year-old former world heavyweight champion took a few steps down Turnpike Road in County Clair as the crowds shouted "Ali! Ali! Ali," The Times of London reports.