
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.

How scientists finally solved the mystery of the Irish Famine
Cork City Council honors the centenary of the Burning of Cork
The Irish origins of the Christmas tree
On This Day: British forces begin the burning of Cork City
Ireland's historic disease disasters were far worse than Covid-19
Irish government launches 75 events for Irish aboard to celebrate Christmas
11 things about Joe Biden you never knew
The perfect holiday season gift - The Irish Central Box
The best places in Ireland to celebrate Christmas
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- 1 WIN a private walking tour of Dublin's Georgian architecture with lunch at the Merrion Hotel
- 2 On This Day: Irish American Bruce Springsteen was "born in the USA"
- 3 Two Irish favorites combine in this delicious apple and Jameson tart recipe
- 4 The top five places to visit in County Tipperary
- 5 On This Day: Celebrated Irish artist Robert Ballagh was born in 1943
- 6 Tracing your Irish ancestry - The Brennan Clan
- 7 On This Day: "Typhoid" Mary Mallon was born in Co Tyrone
- 8 Fall into autumn with this Bramley apple strudel recipe from Bord Bia
- 9 All about the Irish surname O'Hara
History

On This Day: The siege of the Four Courts, the beginning of the Irish Civil War
On This Day: Irish poet, writer and nationalist John Boyle O’Reilly was borrn
WATCH: Historic footage of President Kennedy's 1963 visit to Ireland
On This Day: JFK arrives in Ireland for historic visit in 1963
WIN a private walking tour of Dublin's Georgian architecture with lunch at the Merrion Hotel
Genealogy
