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He's been linked to Westmeath and Kildare.
A midlands historian has vowed to uncover Bruce Springsteen's roots in Ireland.
A genealogist has discovered The Boss has ancestral ties in either Rathowen or Rathangan, thanks to his great-great-grandmother Anne Garrity.
Mullingar historian Ruth Illingworth says it's leaning towards Rathangan, but hope is not lost for Westmeath: