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.
Behind the name: Claire, the once popular name on the verge of extinction
What's your Irish County? County Sligo
What's your Irish County? County Roscommon
Famine era letters to the US document the horrors of Ireland's Great Hunger
What's your Irish County? County Monaghan
"That is hard to hear" - Aisling Bea feeling "a little bit shameful" after learning family history
How to plan a traditional Irish wedding (with a modern twist)
Horrific tale of a Mayo village's death during the Great Famine
What's your Irish County? County Mayo
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- 3 Eleven early Hollywood stars with Irish roots
- 4 The magic of Walt Disney’s deep Irish roots
- 5 A journey through the historic pubs of Dublin
- 6 Mishnóc: Handcrafted leather goods in County Galway
- 7 Fall in Ireland: Where to visit to enjoy the colors of autumn
- 8 What does it mean to be Irish in America right now?
- 9 On This Day: “The Plough in the Stars” playwright Sean O'Casey passed away
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