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 American gangster whose family rose from Chicago's ashes
Two spots in Tehran, Iran pay homage to Bobby Sands
WATCH: Newsreel of William T. Cosgrave's 1928 visit to the US and Canada
Behind the Irish name: Mairead, the once popular name on the verge of extinction
Traditional Irish wakes called for drinks, pranks, games, and songs
The traditional role of pubs in Irish funerals
Possibilities, opportunities and hope – Irish rainbow blessings
WATCH: US travel documentary from 1934 gives glimpse of Ireland
20 Irish baby names to avoid if you don’t like popular or trendy names
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- 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
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- 9 The Irishman who discovered South Pass and the Oregon Trail
History
WATCH: Here’s what the fall fashion was like in 1962 Dublin
What is Ogham? A look at the ancient Irish alphabet
The "Bad Bridgets" - forgotten Famine era single pregnant women who fled to America
4,000-year-old gold necklace recovered from dumpster
The men onboard the Titanic who gave up their lives to save women and children
Genealogy