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.
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
Ireland's saints and their blessed sites
"Most dangerous woman in America" - Mother Jones remembered for a life of labour and defiance
How Oscar Wilde become the first celebrity “famous for being famous”
The Thanksgiving tradition of Ragamuffin Day in Irish neighborhoods
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History
