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.
Cork town honors member of Scott’s Antarctic Expedition Patrick Keohane 100 years on
The 2012 title of Rose of Tralee awarded to Cork native Nicola McEvoy - VIDEO
Centuries old diaries reveal summer of flooding rain is nothing new for Dublin
How a former Catholic nun became one of the first female FBI agents in history - VIDEO
Butte, Montana is the most Irish American city according to 2010 US census
New Irish film that links IRA to Nazis a hit at Montreal film festival - VIDEO
Distant Irish relatives mourn moonwalker Neil Armstrong
A new collection of musical stories about the Irish experience of the US Civil War – AUDIO
Irish American Christine Quinn named as grand marshall for Brooklyn West Indian Day Parade
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History
DNA test led a Chicago woman to find family ties to Mrs. O’Leary of the Great Fire fame
University of Galway launched digital database of Irish American emigrant letters
Real stories of the women buried at Glasnevin Cemetery in Dublin
Why real Irish American history is not taught in schools
Cork wealthy dined on “turtle soup and champagne” during Ireland’s Great Hunger
Genealogy
