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.
During WWII, a medium convinced the US Minister to Ireland that de Valera secretly sided with Germany
A century after his death, Wexford still reveres this Irish rebel
Create the perfect memorial for your loved one by learning about their Irish roots
One Irish baby name has topped the US charts for 44 years in the past century
Seeking love, hundreds from China and Japan flock to Irish matchmaking festival
Does Pope Francis know the greatest Irish Catholic priest of all time?
Northern Ireland's first civil rights march was held 50 years ago today
Did a young American woman steal Oscar Wilde’s heart?
Discover research on common Irish names, emigration research, and more at The Genealogy Event
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History
On this day in 1990, the Clancy Brothers lost Tom and Irish music lost a giant
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Ireland’s answer to the Bayeux Tapestry is just an hour from London
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Ireland has over 300 saints and these are the holy sites they left behind
Genealogy