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.
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Baby name expert shares the Irish place name that is set to become extinct
How to celebrate the Summer Solstice the Irish way
Unusual alternatives to the most popular boy and girl names in Ireland
From townlands to tablets: Galway Heritage gets a digital makeover
In search of Joseph Devlin: A grandson's call to the Newry community
Support IrishCentral: Keep our Irish storytelling alive
On This Day: Irish tenor Count John McCormack was born in 1884
On This Day: Dublin's Molly Malone 'died of a fever'
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- 5 Is Biden an Irish name?
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History
The apostrophe in Irish names tells a story technology is erasing
Forty-six years ago today Muhammad Ali defeated Leon Spinks, fueled by Irish pride
How an Irish maid saved Emily Dickinson's poetry
Help trace the story of the Baron of Broadway, the Irishman who made and lost fortunes
From Spanish Armada to World War II, explore the Wild Atlantic Way's sunken ships
Genealogy
