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Irish ancestry unearthed - every census since 1926 online

A treasure trove of statistical information is just clicks away with all Irish censuses available online. Have you found your family among them?

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Is there an Irish version of your name? Find out here

Irish language surname database can help you learn about the origins of your last name.

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Study claims that Irishmen descended from Turkish farmers

Research indicates Turkish farmers arrived in Ireland about 6,000 years ago, bringing agriculture with them.

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Where are the most Irish cities and towns in the USA?

So you think your town is the most Irish in America? You might be surprised.

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Who Do You Think You Are? - this season's biggest revelations

The BBC has just wrapped up another series of their hit series Who Do You Think You Are? this time with some of the biggest names in show business making an appearance to find out their lineage, often with shocking results.

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Genealogy

DNA study reveals impact that Vikings' Irish slaves had on Iceland

Genetic research offers an insight into the fate of thousands of ancient Irish women enslaved by the Vikings.

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Honor your Irish Ancestor and bring their name back home to Ireland

EPIC invites people around the world to add their Irish ancestor's names to the museum.

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Genealogy

DNA test reveals truth for one man after Irish nuns lied

Maine man Kevin Battle traces his mother using an AncestryDNA test. Battle had been lied to by Irish Catholic Nuns about his past.

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Millions more Irish birth, marriage and death records free online

Over 2.5 million images of Irish births, deaths and marriage records from the General Register Office, were released online for the first time.

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What is the most common last name in Ireland?

Many Irish families declare their roots by displaying the crest of their clan in their homes but what is the most common last name in the battle of Irishness?

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Happy Birthday to The Boss! Bruce Springsteen has Irish roots in Co Kildare

Happy birthday to The Boss! Bruce Springsteen's great-great-great-grandfather left Ireland for New Jersey in 1853.

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Irish genealogy experts partially trace Robert De Niro’s Irish roots

Genealogy experts Kate and Mike Lancor have partially traced Robert De Niro's Irish roots back to one area in Ireland.

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Irish genealogy breakthrough as more of Boston's Catholic records go online

American Ancestors has announced the expansion of their digitization project of Boston's Catholic records.

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What did the Vikings do for the Irish?

Many of us are aware of the history of the Norsemen’s battles and plundering in Ireland but little is spoken of the positive legacy they left behind.

Roots

Robert De Niro is on a desperate search to find his Irish roots

The star of the upcoming film "The Irishman" said he has tried to find his Irish relatives but hasn’t had any luck.

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Top ten famous people with Irish grandfathers

From princesses to presidents, these ten personalities each have one thing in common: an Irish grandfather.

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Breaking Bad Bryan Cranston's strong Irish roots

As the world prepares for the Breaking Bad follow up, the Netflix movie El Camino, we take a look at the real-deal Walter White, aka Bryan Cranston's strong Irish roots.

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Irish people have far more Viking DNA than was suspected

"The [genetic] signatures that turned up in Ireland are most similar to those from the north and west coasts of Norway."

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How to find out if you have Irish Viking ancestry

Here's how to start your journey into your Viking genealogical research.

Ancestry

Study reveals the impact Viking and Norman DNA had on the Irish

The Viking invasions of Ireland have had a lasting impact on the genetic makeup of Irish people.

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How the Vikings forever changed Ireland

Why did the Vikings go to Ireland? What are the tops facts about Vikings in Ireland and their contributions here? We look at everything from the Viking timeline to the Viking Irish blood.

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New genetic mapping research reveals common ancestry between Ireland and Scotland

'The Genetic Landscape of Scotland and the Isles' presents scientific proof of historical events.

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Sharon Osbourne discovers ancestors fled Irish Famine, emigrated to US

Sharon Osbourne discovered her Irish roots while researching her ancestry on the genealogy documentary series 'Who Do You Think You Are?'

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Paul McCartney's Irish roots

Everyone knows Paul McCartney as the Beatles and Wings member is an insanely successful singer-songwriter, music...

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The US and Canadian Roses competing in the 2019 Rose of Tralee

32 Irish and international Roses to take part in the 60th Rose of Tralee where talent and beauty will be judged in The Kingdom.

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Competitive Irish dancing is in need of reform, say IC readers

Homeless man beaten to death in Cork was formerly Elton John’s chef

Illinois and Nebraska to open 2021 college football season in Dublin

Outrage as UK court rules all born in Northern Ireland are British, not Irish

Irish mother whose daughter died by suicide hopes bullies “rot in hell”

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Halloween Irish ghost story - childhood pact turns to predictions from the dead

Proof an Irish colony in South Carolina predates Christopher Columbus

Mystery of 1916 leader and New Yorker Eamon de Valera’s birth

On This Day: Edward Bruce, the last High King of Ireland, dies in 1318

Columbus was a mass killer and the father of the slave trade

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Competitive Irish dancing is in need of reform, say IC readers

New York Irish Arts Center to honor Elvis Costello at 20th Annual Spirit of Ireland Gala

Expect the unexpected at Dublin's Guinness Storehouse

The Ultimate Irish Reading List with IrishCentral’s Book Club

Is this Wexford castle Ireland's most haunted house?

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Expect the unexpected at Dublin's Guinness Storehouse

The most haunted spots in Ireland to visit this Halloween

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The Irish Famine ghosts linger still on Grosse Isle

Magical natural event captured at Cliffs of Moher

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Everything you need to know about The North American Celtic Trade Association

How you can stock Irish jewelry and clothing in North America

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