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.
The Irish soldier who went on to rule a small kingdom in India
The Easter Rising and a day at the races for my Irish grandfather
Early Irish hunter-gatherers were dark skinned with blue eyes, says expert
The Black Irish - what are the truths and what are the myths?
Ten little known facts about Ireland's 1916 Easter Rising
The Tuatha De Danann: Were they Irish gods or aliens?
On This Day: Easter Rising rebel leader Padraig Pearse was executed
1916 Easter Rising made the front page of the New York Times 14 days in a row
Irish icons Sam Maguire and Liam McCarthy died penniless
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