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.
Did the ancient Celts practice human sacrifice?
The ancient Irish myth Children of Lir, the basis for Swan Lake
Why the Irish Love a Freebie and How Incentives Have Evolved
Who is the Irish demon girl from ancient myths and legends?
A hard Christmas it was in London in the 1960s
The history behind Ireland’s ancient Druids
Irish Legend: The Song of Fionuala of the Children of Lir
This 19th century poem will remind you why you're proud to be Irish
When Boston banned Christmas
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- 4 Police learn where Glen Hansard spent final hours between Wren’s Nest and fatal crash
- 5 Ireland's most popular counties and their top attractions
- 6 Irish politicians trying to ensure Trump stays away from parliament – and a Connolly clash
- 7 First transatlantic flight ended with a crash-landing in a Galway bog
- 8 WATCH: Archive footage of a conversation with an Irish gravedigger from 1971
- 9 Elevated dining on the island of Ireland - The heart of Irish cuisine
History
When the Blasket Islanders were evacuated to mainland in 1953
On This Day: Thomas Francis Meagher, the greatest Irishman in American history, was born
On This Day: Easter Rising rebel Sir Roger Casement was executed in Britain
First transatlantic flight ended with a crash-landing in a Galway bog
WATCH: Poignant short Irish film shows the reality of living in rural Ireland in 1974
Genealogy
