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.
First 1916 Garden of Remembrance opens in the U.S.
Irish Fr. John Bannon: Confederate hero, Civil War secret emissary to pope
Bill Maher and Bill O’Reilly are related through ancient Celtic King
New Irish art exhibition portrays the early Irish diaspora (PHOTOS)
GPO Witness History to open in time for 1916 Easter Rising commemorations
Irish government announce global events to mark Easter Rising centenary
American jazz photographer's amazing shots of 1950s Ireland (PHOTOS)
Irish Americans must remember their own past in the Syrian refugee crisis
"Mise Éire" Irish government film on meaning of 1916 Rising today (VIDEO)
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History
Plaque unveiled to mark birth place of Harry Clarke, Irish stained glass artist & illustrator
Titanic timeline: Tracing the famous ship's creation and demise
WATCH: An Oscar-nominated look at the history of Dublin's Abbey Theatre
On This Day: Arthur Griffith, who helped launch Sinn Féin and shape modern Ireland, was born in 1872
Mystery of Irish World War II hero finally solved after six decades
Genealogy