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.
University of Galway launched digital database of Irish American emigrant letters
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Ireland's last witch trial, over 300 years ago, condemned eight innocent women
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The beloved Irish name that has really stood the test of time
Irish woman who defied the Nazis remembered
Remarkable footage of the Cliffs of Moher in 1957
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