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.
Greatest quotes from and about Michael Collins
From crowbars to coffin ships: Cavan’s journey through the Great Hunger
A tale of two famous Michaels, both born in Co Cork in the autumn of 1890
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The wonderfully strange history behind the Irish saying “chancing your arm”
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On This Day: Father Michael McGivney, the Founder of the Knights of Columbus was born
10 rare Irish baby names for boys to have on your radar in 2025
Irish baby name is the fastest rising name in England Wales
Most read
- 1 “We choose to go to the moon” - Recalling JFK’s speech on anniversary of the moon landing
- 2 Man arrested after woman seriously assaulted in Co Waterford church
- 3 Brits can’t get enough of Hurling on BBC as Limerick seal All-Ireland final
- 4 Taoiseach congratulates new British Prime Minister
- 5 "Tracing Forward" - New geneaology resource to find living Irish relatives
- 6 Paul Mescal gets sweet shout-out on Gracie Abrams' new album
- 7 Northern Ireland Secretary of State: Benn out, Bryant in in Burnham's Cabinet reshuffle
- 8 Ireland to invest €4 million for Women in Sport
- 9 Morris County St. Patrick's Day Parade names Trish O'Keefe as 2027 Grand Marshal
History
“We choose to go to the moon” - Recalling JFK’s famous speech on anniversary of the moon landing
On This Day: IRA bombs in London kill 11 people, seven horses in 1982
On This Day: Muhammad Ali fights Al "Blue" Lewis at Dublin's Croke Park
Eliza O'Conor Sloane: Uncovering hidden women's history
The Irish Americans who built Special Education in America
Genealogy
