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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History
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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