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.
Defending Trinity College during the 1916 Easter Rising
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On This Day: Ireland's last legal execution is conducted in 1954
On This Day: Bram Stoker, the Irish author of "Dracula," dies in 1912
WATCH: A look at glorious, golden Galway more than 80 years ago
Dusty Springfield's real name was Mary O'Brien, born to Irish parents in London
Líadan: A poetic and powerful name from ancient Ireland
Titanic engineers worked to keep lights on "until the bitter end," new research shows
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