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.
Kennedy clan set to gather for JFK 50th anniversary celebrations
Bloomsday to become a global event this year
150 years later, Mass. volunteers prepare to relive Irish Brigade in Battle Of Gettysburg
No such thing as "No Irish Need Apply" signs argues historian
Major new JFK online exhibition 'Four Days in June' launched ahead of 50th anniversary of Irish visit - VIDEO
Top ten Irish food and drinks you’ve never heard of
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In Focus: Michelle K. Smith IrishCentral intern and NYU history grad student
The Gathering inspires Kinsale Arts Festival organisers to invite the world for a cup of tea
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History
Original historic US documents to go on display in Belfast this year
On This Day: Winston Churchill ordered Black and Tans into Ireland in 1920
"Most dangerous woman in America" - Mother Jones remembered for a life of labour and defiance
Titanic hero Irishman Thomas Andrews epitomized bravery as ship went down
DNA test led a Chicago woman to find family ties to Mrs. O’Leary of the Great Fire fame
Genealogy
