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.
You know you were brought up by Irish parents if…
Remember the blessed on All Saints’ Day in prayer
Celtic blessings to mark the ancient festival of Samhain
Happy Halloween! The Irish origins of today's traditions
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The remaining symbolism of Catholic heritage in Ireland
Ghosts, fairies, goblins - Irish old timers share Halloween memories
Ancient Irish myths that invoke the spirit of Samhain
Margaret Thatcher described Francis Bacon's art as "dreadful pictures"
Most read
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- 2 Brits can’t get enough of Hurling on BBC as Limerick seal All-Ireland final
- 3 Taoiseach congratulates new British Prime Minister
- 4 "Tracing Forward" - New geneaology resource to find living Irish relatives
- 5 Paul Mescal gets sweet shout-out on Gracie Abrams' new album
- 6 Ireland to invest €4 million for Women in Sport
- 7 Top ten most interesting facts about County Waterford
- 8 On This Day: IRA bombs in London kill 11 people, seven horses in 1982
History
“We choose to go to the moon” - Recalling JFK’s famous speech on anniversary of the moon landing
On This Day: IRA bombs in London kill 11 people, seven horses in 1982
On This Day: Muhammad Ali fights Al "Blue" Lewis at Dublin's Croke Park
Eliza O'Conor Sloane: Uncovering hidden women's history
The Irish Americans who built Special Education in America
Genealogy
