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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- 2 New York Irish community mourns the passing of activist Kathleen Walsh D'Arcy
- 3 Tuam excavation: Remains of more than 20 coffined infants recovered
- 4 Psychiatric evaluation ordered for man charged after serious assault in Co Waterford church
- 5 Derry designer announces major Dior fashion show in Dublin
- 6 "The whole thing was completely out of control" - Passenger describes Dublin to Ibiza flight hell
- 7 Top ten most interesting facts about County Waterford
- 8 Odds reveal three favourites for 2026 Rose of Tralee
- 9 Billionaire Peter Thiel's group takes legal action over axed Powerscourt conference
History
On This Day: Ernest Ball, composer of "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling," was born
“We choose to go to the moon” - Recalling JFK’s speech on anniversary of the moon landing
On This Day: IRA bombs in London kill 11 people, seven horses in 1982
On This Day: Muhammad Ali fights Al "Blue" Lewis at Dublin's Croke Park
Eliza O'Conor Sloane: Uncovering hidden women's history
Genealogy
