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.
How a move to Texas from Missouri led to finding my Irish family
Contract killers, warriors, bloody battles: 16th-century Mayo was wild
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Saint Patrick and Turin Castle County Mayo
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- 4 "No Welcome for Trump" - Dublin and Doonbeg protests set for US President's visit
- 5 An Irish immigration story - the mysterious disappearance of my great-aunt Cissie
- 6 Irish chef Neven Maguire's golden crunch roast potatoes recipe
- 7 Artist Paul Henry's thoughts on the enchanting West of Ireland
- 8 Explore the island of Ireland with IrishCentral's interactive map
- 9 Dublin and Shannon airports issue passenger advice ahead of Donald Trump visit
History
On This Day: John Barry, the Irish "Father of the American Navy," dies in 1803
Expert Irish genealogy group publishes new guide to Irish Civil Registration
What does it mean to be Irish in America right now?
On This Day: JFK defended his Catholic faith to the Greater Houston Ministerial Association
How Jack B Yeats' “Liffey Swim” won an Olympic medal in 1924
Genealogy
