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.
National Family History Month: Our surprising adventures chasing ancestors in Ireland
Bridget Cleary, "the last witch burned in Ireland"
Irish America’s tumultuous history and today’s heart-wrenching immigrant crisis
Can taking a DNA test tell what kind of music you’re into?
Spooky and smart Irish Halloween costume ideas
On this day, the 1981 hunger strikes ended - Could Margaret Thatcher have prevented their deaths?
PODCAST: Life and death of Irish highwayman James McLaine
Great-grandfather of former Obama UN ambassador saved Michael Collins’ life
National Family History Month: American woman's search for her Irish roots pays off
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- 1 Silly Irish jokes that are sure to make you laugh!
- 2 Irish blessings and prayers for funerals
- 3 An Irish twist on a winning comfort food - bangers and mash
- 4 Traditional Irish recipes for a taste of home
- 5 On This Day: The fiercest blizzard of the 'Big Snow' of 1947 hit Ireland
- 6 Symbol of Ireland: the Irish harp's sweet music and myth
- 7 How the heroic Irish won the American Revolution
- 8 Why Ireland should be your must-visit food destination in 2026
- 9 The Irishman who discovered South Pass and the Oregon Trail
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