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.
The man who witnessed Michael Collins' death in 1922
Remembering Daniel O’Connell's final tragic plea to save Ireland from Famine on his anniversary
On This Day: Thomas Francis Meagher, the greatest Irishman in American history, was born
Letter to the Editor: "Unlikely" Ireland's Great Hunger Museum Fairfield can deliver
The incredibly rare Irish name given to fewer than three baby girls last year
Stunning images reveal "the dark underbelly of rural Irish life"
LISTEN: "Irish Stew Podcast's" thought-provoking discussion with historian Dr. Damian Shiels
What happened to the Irish girl in this 1927 National Geographic photo?
Battle of the Boyne Visitor Centre to host a series of historic tours
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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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