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.
The emotions behind the Great Famine
The O’Rahilly’s famous last charge during the 1916 Rising (VIDEO)
University College Dublin launches program of 25 events for decade of commemorations
Northern Ireland to host annual Famine commemoration for first time
"Quiet Man" Ashford Castle hotel gets $50 million makeover
The history of the Irish in the final season of "Mad Men"
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Protecting the dawn chorus through nests lined with human hair
County Mayo people worldwide will celebrate “Mayo Day”
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History
DNA test led a Chicago woman to find family ties to Mrs. O’Leary of the Great Fire fame
University of Galway launched digital database of Irish American emigrant letters
Real stories of the women buried at Glasnevin Cemetery in Dublin
Why real Irish American history is not taught in schools
Cork wealthy dined on “turtle soup and champagne” during Ireland’s Great Hunger
Genealogy
