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.
Sir John Gorman: Co Tyrone WWII hero's brave actions against the Germans
Did you know these surnames are Irish?
Barefoot and brave - Cork's 1890 All-Ireland hurling rebels
How Theodore Roosevelt made Irish hero Cúchulainn popular again
The rare unisex Irish baby name that’s perfect for autumn
The contribution of Irish labor in the US following the Great Famine
How many of these 101 Irish words do you know?
This ‘beautiful’ Irish baby name has had a surge in popularity
WATCH: How currachs, ancient Irish boats, were made
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- 5 How a Norman knight's bloodline became one of Ireland's most common surnames
- 6 How US textbooks fail to teach the real story of the Irish Famine
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- 8 These Baileys Irish cream cheese swirl brownies are pure indulgence
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History
How Daniel O'Connell became Ireland's Great Emancipator and won Catholic rights
Irish Genealogy website offers free access to decades of birth, marriage and death records
How US textbooks fail to teach the real story of the Irish Famine
How a Norman knight's bloodline became one of Ireland's most common surnames
The dark secrets behind the Kennedy family's Camelot image
Genealogy
