
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 1916 Garden of Remembrance opens in the U.S.
Irish Fr. John Bannon: Confederate hero, Civil War secret emissary to pope
Bill Maher and Bill O’Reilly are related through ancient Celtic King
New Irish art exhibition portrays the early Irish diaspora (PHOTOS)
GPO Witness History to open in time for 1916 Easter Rising commemorations
Irish government announce global events to mark Easter Rising centenary
American jazz photographer's amazing shots of 1950s Ireland (PHOTOS)
Irish Americans must remember their own past in the Syrian refugee crisis
"Mise Éire" Irish government film on meaning of 1916 Rising today (VIDEO)
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- 2 On This Day: Irish American Bruce Springsteen was "born in the USA"
- 3 Two Irish favorites combine in this delicious apple and Jameson tart recipe
- 4 The top five places to visit in County Tipperary
- 5 On This Day: Celebrated Irish artist Robert Ballagh was born in 1943
- 6 Tracing your Irish ancestry - The Brennan Clan
- 7 On This Day: "Typhoid" Mary Mallon was born in Co Tyrone
- 8 Fall into autumn with this Bramley apple strudel recipe from Bord Bia
- 9 All about the Irish surname O'Hara
History

Most famous Irish royal couples of all time
On This Day: A million Irish turned out for Mass at the 1932 Eucharistic Congress
WATCH: This Aer Lingus advert from the 1960s will have you feeling nostalgic
Tea drinking in Ireland was once viewed as "reckless and uncontrollable"
How to celebrate the Summer Solstice the Irish way
Genealogy
