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.
WATCH: Fall in love with vintage yet vibrant Derry in this 1968 travelogue
The National Famine Way Roadshow crossing the country in March
Was your family shanty or lace curtain Irish? It’s important
Woman urges people to stop using well-known Irish name with unfortunate meaning
Irish woman’s poem of emigration will stir your heart
Ancient Celtic symbols and their meanings
Dubliner adopted to New York at birth reunites with Irish family 63 years later
Irish prayers and wishes for a newborn
International Polar Bear Day: DNA proves Irish brown bears related to polar bears
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- 5 Mishnóc: Handcrafted leather goods in County Galway
- 6 Ten Irish American writers who transformed American literature with their unique voices
- 7 On This Day: “The Plough in the Stars” playwright Sean O'Casey passed away
- 8 More than 5,600 people receiving Irish citizenship in Dublin ceremonies this week
- 9 Irish radio station removes Ed Sheeran's music after Macklemore controversy
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