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.
All about the Irish surname Connolly
Letters sent home to Ireland from World War I
These Irish surnames are hugely popular as first names in the US
Irish words litter New York slang
How a 1,200-year-old ancient book was unearthed from a Tipp bog and became a museum treasure
On This Day: John Barry, the Irish "Father of the American Navy," dies in 1803
History of the Irish surname Burke
TG4 doc unveils Irish settlers' diverse roles in Native American history
Remembering the Irish and Irish Americans lost during the 9/11 attacks
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- 1 Muhammad Ali’s Irish roots and the Clare connection behind the boxing legend
- 2 IrishCentral Book Club's ultimate Irish reading list
- 3 WATCH: Ireland as seen from a horse-drawn caravan 50 years ago
- 4 John Lennon was getting ready to retire to Co Mayo before his tragic death
- 5 Was the real King Arthur Irish?
- 6 Lord Haw Haw: Hitler's infamous Irishman hanged for treason
- 7 Celebrating the genius of James Joyce on Bloomsday
- 8 Exploring James Joyce's addresses in his hometown of Dublin
- 9 How Jack B Yeats' “Liffey Swim” won an Olympic medal in 1924
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