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.
An insight into 19th century Dubliners
Michael Collins and Arthur Griffith’s lives celebrated in Glasnevin cemetery
State funeral for forgotten 1916 rebel after DNA testing confirms identity
Mystery of birthplace of Mathew Brady, American Civil War photographer resolved (PHOTOS)
Unseen images from Éamon de Valera’s 1917 election released (PHOTOS)
Could your old Irish coin collection be worth thousands?
It’s official: Irish heritage certificates a bust as government discontinues
Conan O’Brien, Lisa Kudrow complain Irish ancestry is impossible to trace (VIDEO)
Tragic Irish American Civil War hero who ended his life as a “Ragman”
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- 1 Muhammad Ali’s Irish roots and the Clare connection behind the boxing legend
- 2 New York mum let her newborn choose her own name – and she ended up with an Irish classic
- 3 Teeth reveal important clues into diet of famine Irish
- 4 LISTEN: Liam Neeson reads Patrick Kavanagh’s “In Memory of My Father”
- 5 Sir Keir Starmer resigns as Prime Minister
- 6 Nearly 200 Americans receiving Irish citizenship in Killarney ceremonies this week
- 7 Irish potato bread recipe, perfect for a weekend brunch
- 8 Ireland's six national parks to check out
- 9 Irish summers and memories of my childhood
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