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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- 1 Muhammad Ali’s Irish roots and the Clare connection behind the boxing legend
- 2 John Lennon was getting ready to retire to Co Mayo before his tragic death
- 3 Planning a picnic! How’s about you make it Irish with these delicious recipes
- 4 How WB Yeats' connection to Sligo stretches back through generations
- 5 Lord Haw Haw: Hitler's infamous Irishman hanged for treason
- 6 Celebrating the genius of James Joyce on Bloomsday
- 7 Exploring James Joyce's addresses in his hometown of Dublin
- 8 How Jack B Yeats' “Liffey Swim” won an Olympic medal in 1924
- 9 My Irish Cousin: The Irish car rental that really means all-inclusive
