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.
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The Irish immigrant who penned New Zealand's national anthem
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Unique Irish spin on this classic baby name is on the rise in Ireland
WATCH: How glamorous was Galway in this 1957 tourism video?
On This Day: Charles Stewart Parnell married Kitty O’Shea
WATCH: Fascinating footage of an Irish community gathering peat 100 years ago
Keeping the ancient fires of Saint John's Eve burning bright in Ireland
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