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.
On This Day: Jack Ruby shoots JFK assassin Lee Harvey Oswald
JFK and Jackie insulted Queen Elizabeth at royal dinner
Remembering the Irishmen who fought for the Confederates during the Civil War
JFK's legacy remembered on the anniversary of his assassination
How 155 Irish soldiers became heroes at the Battle of Jadotville
On this day: President JFK lifts naval blockade on Cuba
The Irish soldier who witnessed President Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
How to discover if your family was in the Irish military
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- 1 On This Day: Titanic struck an iceberg despite receiving warnings
- 2 Try this modern twist on the traditional Irish bread pudding recipe
- 3 Funny phrases Irish use that Americans don’t
- 4 How a white lie saved one Irish woman's life aboard the Titanic
- 5 The men onboard the Titanic who gave up their lives to save women and children
- 6 The reality behind the Irish characters in the 1997 movie "Titanic"
- 7 Tributes pour in for "First Lady of Celtic music" Moya Brennan
- 8 Lions, luxury and living history - explore the epic Fota Island, off Cork
- 9 The assassination of Abraham Lincoln and how two Irishmen might have prevented it
History
Secrets of Clew Bay: Mayo's power made Gráinne Ní Mháille hard to catch
The quiet brother who stood beside Pearse in 1916
How a white lie saved one Irish woman's life aboard the Titanic
The major role of gay women in the 1916 Easter Rising
On This Day: Titanic struck an iceberg despite receiving warnings
Genealogy
