Roots
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Six interesting facts about Easter Rising 1916 leaders
Seán Heuston’s stand at the Mendicity Institution helped shape the Easter Rising
This once popular Irish name is at risk of extinction
Grolier Club exhibition explores the Irish Literary Revival and national independence
How Woodrow Wilson deceived Irish America over 1916, ignored Casement’s execution
The fascinating jobs that no longer exist – revealed by Ireland’s 1926 Census
The Irish hands that built the Empire State Building
The poetry of Irish sayings and phrases
Woman slammed for her controversial pronunciation of popular Irish baby name
Most read
- 1 This moving poem on death, adapted by Irish monks, offers quiet comfort
- 2 Eavan Boland captured a truth about emigration Ireland cannot forget
- 3 Billy the Kid's Irish mother, a Great Hunger survivor
- 4 On This Day: Riverdance debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1994
- 5 The origins of anti-Irish jokes and how they impacted Irish worldwide
- 6 A new perspective on my Irish roots, thanks to the Irish Family History Centre at EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum
- 7 IrishCentral steps into the business spotlight with a new weekly briefing
- 8 My Grandfather: A forgotten hero of Ireland’s 1916 Easter Rising
- 9 WATCH: Craic in the crèche - When a Dublin pub opened a day care in 1996
History
Ireland's ancient Celtic festival of Bealtaine, a celebration of summer's arrival
A new perspective on my Irish roots, thanks to the Irish Family History Centre at EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum
Billy the Kid's Irish mother, a Great Hunger survivor
The O’Rahilly’s final stand remains one of 1916’s most powerful moments
The origins of anti-Irish jokes and how they impacted Irish worldwide
Genealogy
