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.
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The Irish Confederate who has a city and two counties in the US named after him
Irish Heritage Tree planted in honor of James Joyce's Ulysses
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St. Patrick's Festival is back! Schedule revealed for biggest Irish event of the year
The best real-life Irish love stories for St. Valentine’s Day
The Dublin doctor who fought to end slavery and Irish racism in the US
On This Day: Larry Cunningham, the "King of the Showbands", was born in Longford
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- 5 The tale of the Irishman who inspired the fictional hero Zorro
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