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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Historic Medieval manuscript donated to University College Cork
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History
250th Anniversary of America: Recognizing the Irish and New Jersey
Cornelius Ryan, the Irish D-Day reporter who re-invented journalism
Wicklow's Military Road, built to capture a rebel captain
How Bram Stoker’s “Dracula” was linked to Sligo’s cholera outbreak
WATCH: Thousands used to flock Tipperary bone-setter's healing hands
Genealogy
