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The US stars that the Emerald Isle has adopted as their own - Irish roots or not

Many American celebrities have traced their roots and have found a nugget of Irish blood somewhere in their ancestry, at which point they are welcomed by the Irish with open arms and bombarded with invites to visit again soon. FULL STORY >

The top 100 Irish last names explained

IrishCentral brings you the low down on the top 100 most common Irish surnames with a little explanation of where these names come from. FULL STORY >

Who were the Black Irish? What is the origin of the Irish with swarthy dark features?

Just who were the Black Irish, and what is their story? Take a look at the history behind the much used and abused term. FULL STORY >

The incognito Irish - the surprising American stars with Irish roots

Some celebrities are obviously Irish - think Conan O'Brien, Denis Leary and Maureen Dowd, while others, like President Obama, are a little harder to spot. FULL STORY >

Hollywood goes wild for Irish baby names - the top ten girls and boys names

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For information on your family’s ancestral background, come to our families and clans section of IrishCentral.com. We have all the information you need on finding out about Irish clans. Irish roots are very important to the majority of our readers; it’s satisfying to be able to point out exactly where your family came from and to be able to identify with them. We have compiled a list of the most popular Irish clans who have settled abroad in the hope that we can help to provide you with some much needed knowledge on your ancestors. Whether you’re a Hogan or a Malone, we can bring you information about where your family came from in Ireland. America provided a haven for your ancestors long ago, so let IrishCentral.com provide a haven for you to find out about you family. Irish clans can be found all over America, more specifically in the larger cities such as Boston, Chicago, and New York. In each of these cities, a strong Irish community is born through the Irish wanting to conserve a connection with their homeland and that of the generations before them. Every Irish person, be it first or fourth generation, feels that connection at some stage in their lives and it’s once the connection is made, it’s truly enlightening to explore it. One thing about Irish clans is that, even if they’ve never met you before, if you’re part of them at all you will be welcomed with open arms and accepted as one of their own.

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