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.
500 child skeletons in workhouse mass grave tell of Great Hunger struggles
On This Day: A Famine ship carrying my Irish ancestors arrives in New York City in 1847
Castles to rent in Ireland for a fairy tale vacation
A look at New York City's oldest Irish pub, McSorley's
Irish artist brings historical photographs to life with state-of-the-art technology
Connect with Bronze Age Ireland with Irish Heritage Tree
Irish imprisoned in Bermuda during the Great Famine for stealing food
How a storm brought salvation to a Co Kerry community during the Great Famine
Three Irish sites nominated for UNESCO World Heritage status
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