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.
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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
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- 6 On This Day: 40 Irish Famine ships anchored at Grosse Île quarantine station in 1847
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History
Vincent 'Mad Dog' Coll: The Irish immigrant turned NYC gangster
Global Valour: The Irish in World War II
On This Day: 40 Irish Famine ships anchored at Grosse Île quarantine station in 1847
On This Day: John F Kennedy, the first Irish American Catholic US President, was born in 1917
Remember our fighting Irish American warriors this Memorial Day
Genealogy