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 origin of the Irish county.
Mass grave of up to 800 dead babies exposed in County Galway
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Irish curse lifted in time for big Triple Crown race at Belmont (VIDEO)
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Trace your Irish ancestors and their canine companions
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History
The Irish didn't just come to America, they helped create it
Navigating nationalism and neutrality: Irish-American opinion and the 1916 Rising
Mountrath: A market town in Co Laois
New exhibit at Turlough Park recalls Soap Box dreams from 1950s Ireland
Irish writer Lafcadio Hearn, a bridge to Ireland, Greece and Japan
Genealogy