Roots
IrishCentral’s repository of everything to do with your Irish roots – from Irish history, your ancestors, your Irish name, to ancient myth, legend and folklore.
The Irish man who was hidden on a lifeboat as the Titanic sank
19-year-old Cork man sent message in a bottle from the Titanic
After the Titanic sank, the ship’s owner hid away in Co Galway
On This Day: Irish humorist Flann O’Brien dies in 1966
Why Easter is such an important holiday to the Irish
The contribution of Irish labor following the Great Famine
Celebrating an Irish Easter: traditions, blessings and recipes
On This Day: Construction of The Titanic is completed in Belfast
On This Day: Arthur Griffith born in Dublin in 1871
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