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.
What happened to the Irish girl in this 1927 National Geographic photo?
Battle of the Boyne Visitor Centre to host a series of historic tours
When the Blasket Islanders were evacuated to mainland in 1953
On This Day: Irish Antarctic explorer Tom Crean dies in 1938
10 rare Irish baby girl names to have on your radar in 2025
1916 Easter Rising museum on Moore Street in Dublin moves forward
WATCH: Incredible remastered footage of Michael Collins in color
How the illegitimate son of a Sligo man became the father of Chilean independence
WATCH: A rare look at Belfast in the 1920s
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- 7 How the heroic Irish won the American Revolution
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History
Plaque unveiled to mark birth place of Harry Clarke, Irish stained glass artist & illustrator
Titanic timeline: Tracing the famous ship's creation and demise
WATCH: An Oscar-nominated look at the history of Dublin's Abbey Theatre
On This Day: Arthur Griffith, who helped launch Sinn Féin and shape modern Ireland, was born in 1872
Mystery of Irish World War II hero finally solved after six decades
Genealogy
