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.
These photos show the oldest surviving veterans of the American Civil War
My aunt witnessed the 1916 King Street murder of innocent Irish civilians
Historic Joe Biden footage of Newgrange and his ancestor’s resting place
Irish famine immigrants were huge fans of soda water
Mayhem in the streets of New York - the Orange Riots of the 1870s
Who you gonna call? The clever and funny Ghostbusters (VIDEOS)
The most popular Irish baby names for 2016… so far
Robert De Niro, Mike Tyson feature in new documentary on John F Kennedy Jr (VIDEOS)
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- 1 Experience Ireland’s castles and manors with a private chauffeur vacation
- 2 Top caravan and camping sites for your Irish vacation
- 3 The fascinating history of Cobh in Co Cork
- 4 WATCH: A beautiful Irish language tribute to Dolores O'Riordan of The Cranberries
- 5 WATCH: Choir's infectious rendition of ancient Irish language song
- 6 What are the words to “Danny Boy”?
- 7 LISTEN: The best Irish music from the movies
- 8 LISTEN: A history of the Great Hunger ballad "Skibbereen"
- 9 Irish American community shocked after tragic death of teen in Yonkers
History
Famed poet Dylan Thomas and his wild adventures at the ancient Irish Puck Fair
LISTEN: A history of the Great Hunger ballad "Skibbereen"
On This Day: Irish poet, writer, and nationalist John Boyle O’Reilly died in 1890
Experts try to crack the Michael Collins "cold case" 100 years later
