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Tom Cruise presented with Certificate of Irish Heritage - ancestry dates back to Strongbow era (IrishCentral)

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 04:07:05 PDT

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

Tom Cruise was presented with an Irish heritage certificate yesterday at an official Government ceremony to celebrate his ancestry.

DNA tests offered to parents to check if their child will be a redhead (IrishCentral)

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 04:29:12 PST

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

Couples will be offered the chance to see if they will produce redhead children. The DNA test, which will be available at the “Who Do You Think You Are?” exhibition in London, will show the depth of ancestry that can be read from a simple saliva swab.

Denis McDonough new Obama Chief of Staff deeply proud of his Irish heritage (IrishCentral)

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 11:41:41 PST

By: NIALL O'DOWD

He has a male model’s good looks, is 6 foot 2 and beloved by those who work for him because he always writes thank you notes and lets them know they are appreciated.

An American perspective – Why The Gathering Ireland 2013 means so much to Irish Diaspora (IrishCentral)

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 10:34:12 PST

By: AINE MCCORMACK

“Finally,” I remember thinking when I first heard of The Gathering Ireland.

One of America’s largest Irish families the McCormicks invited home for The Gathering (IrishCentral)

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 05:34:53 PST

By: SEAN O'BRIEN

One of America’s largest Irish families the ‘McCormicks’ are being invited home to Ireland for a Clan Gathering in August 2013.

Online "Irish Family History Day" launched with 21 million birth, marriage and death records released (IrishCentral)

Sat, 19 Jan 2013 06:18:41 PST

By: RACHAEL LAIRD

Family historians will be able to access 21 million birth, marriage, and death records free of charge, on Thursday 24th of January.

What makes Ireland’s history global - cast of heroes, villains, eccentrics and crackpots (IrishCentral)

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 11:34:20 PST

By: THOMAS BUTLER

I’m not sure if any people in the world have such a passion for history as the Irish. Maybe it’s an island thing but, with the year of the Gathering Ireland upon us, it becomes increasingly apparent that the history of Ireland is completely entwined with that of the Irish abroad, the people of Irish descent who are now scattered all over this globe.

Free genealogy advisory service at the National Archives of Ireland (IrishCentral)

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 11:13:15 PST

By: RACHAEL LAIRD

Are you eager to find out more about your family history and your roots. 2013 is the year of ‘The Gathering’, and therefore is the perfect time to find out your family history using the National Archive of Ireland.

The history, facts and meaning behind the Butler clan name (IrishCentral)

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 07:31:00 PST

By: MICHELLE K. SMITH

Irish Derivation

Searching your Irish roots online - a guide to Irish genealogy websites and how to search on them (IrishCentral)

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 11:50:05 PST

By: KATE HICKEY & JORDANA KOZUPSKY

Over the past three years IrishCentral has witnessed history in the field of Irish genealogy. The 1901 and 1911 censuses are now online and provide a wealth of information for Irish Americans and Irish Diaspora all over the world.

McAteer Clan (IrishCentral)

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 09:05:51 PST

By: MICHELLE K. SMITH

Irish Derivation- McAteer is an Anglicized form of the Irish “Mac an tSaoir”

Smith Clan (IrishCentral)

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 08:58:17 PST

By: MICHELLE K. SMITH

Irish derivation: Mac an Ghabhain

The problem with Irish American racism (IrishCentral)

Thu, 26 Jul 2012 05:16:10 PDT

A sixties portrait of William Melvin KelleyHis name was Kelley and he was from the Bronx But the Irish kids still did not like himThe current issue of Harper’s magazine features a memoir written by novelist William Melvin KelleyKelley explores the complex ways skin color, language and bigotry have influenced his own life, as well as recent American history READ MORE

Islandmcgrath - Paradise for McGraths and more (IrishCentral)

Thu, 24 May 2012 05:45:11 PDT

Illustration by Caty BartholomewAre you a McGrath clansman or woman, or do you have any of that clan's very green blood flowing through your system? Or are you one of the world's many O'Briens from the old Irish bloodline featuring politics and wars and imposing castles? Or are you in any way genetically connected to the millions of MacNamaras we have bequeathed to a grateful world?If so, then these hints are especially for you if making a trip to Ireland anytime soon But they are also for the benefit of all Any time I make a worthwhile discovery on this unique country I don't keep it to myself I pass it on READ MORE

How to claim your Certificate of Irish Heritage - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 05:30:18 PST

Representative of the Certificate of Irish Heritage with President Michael D HigginsThe Irish Government has (finally) had a good idea! in deciding to award anybody who can claim Irish descent with a Certificate of Irish Heritage And while it is a government endorsed document, signed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs himself, Deputy Eamonn Gilmore, just to be absolutely clear, it does not have any legal standing ie it is definitely not a passport But that certainly isn’t deterring the 1000’s of people who have applied for their own personal Certificate of Irish Hertitage on behalf of themselves or a relative, since the scheme was first rolled out last SeptemberWho can apply? Literally, anybody who was not born in Ireland themselves but who has a relative that was and obviously some sort of proof of identity will be needed READ MORE

Happy Birthday to the Great Dalcassian, Muhammad Ali , now lets do away with the lip service - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:30:18 PST

Muhammad AliIt is great to see the Dalcassian and honorary Clareman, Muhammad Ali celebrate his 70th birthday, especially when we have been reminded so recently of the mortality of the kings of boxing with Joe Frazier’s passingGiven the Banner County’s temporary lack of sporting success, you bet your bottom dollar, we are going to claim him as one of our own It was actually in Croke Park itself when he was pencilled in to fight Joe Lewis, that the greatest was first publicly quizzed about his alleged Irish roots ‘Well, I guess there was a lot of sneaking around in them plantation days’ he wistfully replied READ MORE

Finding my great great grandfather’s home after 170 years (IrishCentral)

Sun, 11 Dec 2011 04:15:14 PST

Fanad, IrelandAs my dad drove north on the M8 in the tiny rental car, I sat in the passenger seat completely unaware of the inspiration, emotion, and beauty that I was about to experience over the next few daysI have been studying overseas in University College Cork for the past few months Now I was about to connect in an incredible way with this wonderful countryWe were going to find the home where Kieran Kerwick, my great, great, great grandfather on my father’s side last lived before he immigrated to America in 1843 READ MORE

Irish ‘Cake Faces’ girls plaster on makeup (IrishCentral)

Sat, 08 Oct 2011 04:30:14 PDT

Alisa Pierini Alisa Pierini is my name, from California, studying in Cork and my red hair causes much confusionTrue red hair, even in a city like Cork, never ceases to amaze and bewilder men (and women for that matter) It is, even in a country that is known for the rare, recessive gene, a novelty And, a source of many levels of curiosity READ MORE

The restoration of the ruined heart of the midlands, St Mel's, and the New Ireland of Auckland (IrishCentral)

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 05:25:20 PDT

St Mel's Cathedral On Christmas Day 2009, residents of Longford town woke up to find its landmark St Mel's Cathedral ablaze, and with it, the county's most prestigious collection covering the full span of the region's history, including priceless artefacts like the magnificent bronze wrapped yew Crozier of St Mel himself, and the Shrine of St Cailin READ MORE

County Cork, Ireland genealogy: Irish Families Project (IrishCentral)

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 02:50:22 PDT

County Cork Genealogy Books and Map Edit From the Irish Roots Cafe and Hedge School County Cork Genealogy Resources If you have been following my Irish Families project, you know that we have completed this 34 book setI have now written and published a genealogy book for every county in Ireland Some counties have 2 books in the series, like County CorkCounty Cork Books (1) There are actually 3 volumes that contain a good deal of information on Co READ MORE