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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Italian boxers took Irish names to deter discrimination
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Adopted siblings travel to Ireland to sadly discover their mothers have passed away
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Northern Irish family believed to be the oldest in the world
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