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.
On This Day: Easter Rising hero Padraig Pearse born in 1879
On This Day: John F. Kennedy declared winner of 1960 US Presidential Election
On This Day: IRA bomb attack in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, 12 killed
On This Day: Irish troops killed in the Niemba massacre in Congo
Mick the Miller: The most successful greyhound of all time
Guy Fawkes was killed trying to restore a Catholic to British throne
National Love Your Red Hair Day: Maureen O'Hara and the most famous redheads in history
As important as Newgrange or Tara - an ancient Irish site you’ve never heard of
15 Irish names that are technically for boys – but perfect for girls
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History
Vincent 'Mad Dog' Coll: The Irish immigrant turned NYC gangster
Global Valour: The Irish in World War II
On This Day: 40 Irish Famine ships anchored at Grosse Île quarantine station in 1847
On This Day: John F Kennedy, the first Irish American Catholic US President, was born in 1917
Remember our fighting Irish American warriors this Memorial Day
Genealogy
