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.
Baltimore remembers three Famine coffin ships packed with Irish
Cork’s Spike Island was the largest prison in the British Isles
Belfast hero of the Titanic honored in New Jersey (PHOTOS)
Former attorney general says 1916 leaders “had no legitimacy”
Five easy and inexpensive steps to finding your Irish roots
The ghost of Roger Casement and his speech from the dock
Irish cousin of Joe Biden proud and excited that the Vice President is “coming home”
How our distinctly Irish way of giving directions came to be
Poverty-stricken author of Irish national anthem forced to sue Irish state
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History
Where is the oldest St. Patrick's Day celebration in the world?
The Irishman who designed the Academy’s statuette and won 11 Oscars
Facts about St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City
The history of Derry emigration to the US and Canada
St. Patrick’s Battalion: What caused them to turn on the U.S. and fight for Mexico?
Genealogy
