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.

Writer Colum McCann proposes a "reimagining" of what it means to be Irish

International Great Hunger commemoration to be held in New Orleans

Maureen O'Hara pens heartfelt message for 'Quiet Man' statue unveiling

Fiery redheads plan revolt if ginger discrimination and bullying is not stopped

Ten useful English words invented in Ireland

National Kiss a Ginger Day: Reasons why redheads are the best

Conan O’Brien skits British artist redefining the sexiness of red haired men (VIDEOS)

Sir Ernest Shackleton, Tom Crean and Tim McCarthy celebrated in Dublin

@Ireland Curator: John Geraghty

Violin that played as the Titanic sank expected to fetch $640,000 at auction

History

Arbour Hill, Dublin’s forgotten memorial to the men of 1916

WATCH: Amazing colorized footage of Titanic in Belfast

Faces of the Titanic: Irishman Jeremiah Burke sent a message in a bottle before his death

WATCH: 1989 RTÉ report highlights blight of emigration on Mayo town

Was the coward of the Titanic really a hero? The book "Understanding J. Bruce Ismay" says yes

Genealogy

DNA test led a Chicago woman to find family ties to Mrs. O’Leary of the Great Fire fame

This St. Patrick's Day, be a Friend of IrishCentral and together we can support each other

The history of Derry emigration to the US and Canada

Remarkable life stories from my grandmother's family in post-Famine Ireland

Irish Mother's Day: Ten things you’ll hear an Irish mammy say

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