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.
First photograph of James Connolly taken before his 1916 execution
Ireland deem Patrick Pearse surrender letter too expensive to buy
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When racism ruled New York and my great-great-grandfather died
How Hitler’s henchman became an Irish farmer after the war
Can you guess the most Irish towns in New York?
Amazing shots of Ireland in the ‘70s and '80s (PHOTOS)
Northern Irish orphans sent to Australia were painted black
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- 6 Was the real King Arthur Irish?
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