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.
OTD in 1963: John F. Kennedy writes about trip to Ireland
This 4th of July celebrate your Irish ancestors with an Irish Heritage Tree
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The Battle of Gettysburg: The untold story of the Pennsylvania Irish Brigade
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Unsung Irish heroes of the Battle of Gettysburg
Burren hot-smoked salmon on a bed of colcannon with stir fried vegetables
First Nations' previously unknown donations to Irish Famine relief uncovered
Man abandoned by Irish mother in 1970s London reconnects with birth family
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- 1 Silly Irish jokes that are sure to make you laugh!
- 2 Irish blessings and prayers for funerals
- 3 An Irish twist on a winning comfort food - bangers and mash
- 4 Traditional Irish recipes for a taste of home
- 5 On This Day: The fiercest blizzard of the 'Big Snow' of 1947 hit Ireland
- 6 Symbol of Ireland: the Irish harp's sweet music and myth
- 7 How the heroic Irish won the American Revolution
- 8 Why Ireland should be your must-visit food destination in 2026
- 9 The Irishman who discovered South Pass and the Oregon Trail
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