With the U.S. president locked in high-level meetings at a secluded hotel in Northern Ireland, first lady Michelle Obama and her daughters took the chance to cross the border into Ireland.<br/> <br />Michelle Obama, along with daughters Malia and Sasha, visited Wicklow Mountains on Tuesday.<br/> <br />Casually dressed in jeans and jackets against the rainy Irish weather, the Obamas were shown around the national park by a tour guide.<br/> <br />Over the course of centuries, millions of Irish have immigrated to the United States in search of a better life, and there are huge Irish communities in cities such Chicago, where Barack Obama started his political career.
