
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.

Ireland's most popular surnames and their meanings
All about the Irish surname Connolly
Ireland's surnames and their origins explained in online dictionary
History of the Irish surname Burke
What did the Vikings do for the Irish?
Find out the meaning behind your Irish surname - Part II
A brief history of the Irish surname Casey
Irish American to lead NYC's Labor Day Parade on Saturday
Behind the name: Róisín, the perfect choice for your "little rose"
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- 2 Traditional Irish hearty vegetable soup recipe
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- 5 WATCH: Amazing footage of Dublin’s Four Courts being rebuilt a century ago
- 6 When New York was Irish, in summers long ago
- 7 Old Head Golf Links in Kinsale wins Visit Cork 2024 Green Award
- 8 July 4th recipe for firecracker shrimp
- 9 Cork suspected cocaine seizure is Ireland's biggest drug bust of the year
History

The sad decline of traditional Gaeltacht practices
On This Day: Edward Flanagan, the Irish founder of Boys Town, was born
WATCH: Irish history expert Davy Holden on the Fenian Brotherhood in NYC
Could this be the oldest known video of Ireland?
Battle of the Boyne: Catholic troops were "dead drunk," firsthand account reveals
Genealogy
