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.
Seven hard-won lessons from searching for my Irish ancestors
The Battle of Waterloo and the Irish
Remembering the Irish role in the Battle of Waterloo
How Bennett Cerf got James Joyce’s Ulysses, the ultimate banned book, into the US
Campaign calls for London museum to return Irish giant’s stolen bones
Extraordinary story of Titanic’s second officer Charles Herbert Lightroller
Meet the US cop who found his long-lost Irish mother through a DNA test
75th D-Day anniversary - Irish WWII vets remember
Beautiful spots in Ireland that every tourist should visit
Most read
- 1 I took a DNA test and was shocked at what I discovered
- 2 The dramatic beauty of County Cavan is just waiting to be uncovered
- 3 Eleven early Hollywood stars with Irish roots
- 4 The magic of Walt Disney’s deep Irish roots
- 5 A journey through the historic pubs of Dublin
- 6 Mishnóc: Handcrafted leather goods in County Galway
- 7 What does it mean to be Irish in America right now?
- 8 Fall in Ireland: Where to visit to enjoy the colors of autumn
- 9 On This Day: “The Plough in the Stars” playwright Sean O'Casey passed away
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