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.
O'Doherty's 17th-century rebellion: A turning point in Gaelic Ireland
On This Day: Irish MP Tom Kettle dies during Battle of the Somme
The official top 10 Irish surnames - is yours one of them?
Sir John Gorman: Co Tyrone WWII hero's brave actions against the Germans
Did you know these surnames are Irish?
Find out the meaning behind your Irish surname - Part II
Barefoot and brave - Cork's 1890 All-Ireland hurling rebels
How Theodore Roosevelt made Irish hero Cúchulainn popular again
The rare unisex Irish baby name that’s perfect for autumn
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- 2 IrishCentral Book Club's ultimate Irish reading list
- 3 John Lennon was getting ready to retire to Co Mayo before his tragic death
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- 5 Celebrating the genius of James Joyce on Bloomsday
- 6 Exploring James Joyce's addresses in his hometown of Dublin
- 7 How Jack B Yeats' “Liffey Swim” won an Olympic medal in 1924
- 8 My Irish Cousin: The Irish car rental that really means all-inclusive
- 9 Following in James Joyce's footsteps in Northern Italy
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