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.
The top five weird Irish bars in the United States - from animal testicles to ghostly apparitions
30 US citizens receive Gaeltacht Summer Award grants to study the Irish language
Irish adventurer supports historic search for missing United States descendant Irish donkey
Rare vinyl recording of James Joyce reading “Ulysses” goes up for auction in New York - VIDEO
Eighty-one 400-year-old gold coins discovered by Carrick-on-Suir construction workers go on display
Community embraces John F Kennedy’s Irish roots ahead of JFK50 for The Gathering
Sex sells - graphic novel depicts James Joyce and Nora Barnacle’s love life in new bio
University College Cork honors four leaders in their fields including human rights, journalism and broadcasting
Reasons “Father Ted” was the best comedy sitcom ever
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- 4 "No Welcome for Trump" - Dublin and Doonbeg protests set for US President's visit
- 5 An Irish immigration story - the mysterious disappearance of my great-aunt Cissie
- 6 Irish chef Neven Maguire's golden crunch roast potatoes recipe
- 7 Artist Paul Henry's thoughts on the enchanting West of Ireland
- 8 Explore the island of Ireland with IrishCentral's interactive map
- 9 Remote Irish beach crowned top beauty spot for autumn escape
History
On This Day: John Barry, the Irish "Father of the American Navy," dies in 1803
Expert Irish genealogy group publishes new guide to Irish Civil Registration
What does it mean to be Irish in America right now?
On This Day: JFK defended his Catholic faith to the Greater Houston Ministerial Association
How Jack B Yeats' “Liffey Swim” won an Olympic medal in 1924
Genealogy
