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.
Irish woman who defied the Nazis remembered
Remarkable footage of the Cliffs of Moher in 1957
What is Ogham? A look at the ancient Irish alphabet
4,000-year-old gold necklace recovered from dumpster
The 50 most popular Irish baby boy names – and what they mean
Ancient Sheela na Gigs, Irish statues of women exposing themselves, explained
How a bike ride led to the 100 year legacy of Hanna Hats
This St. Patrick's Day, be a Friend of IrishCentral and together we can support each other
On This Day: Harry Clarke, stained glass artist, is born in Dublin
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- 4 Five book-to-screen adaptations with Irish links we're excited for
- 5 Ireland match forced to stop as tennis balls thrown onto the pitch in protest against Israel game
- 6 Irish consumer spending drops significantly in the US
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- 8 Top ten most interesting facts about County Waterford
- 9 Ireland's unique and amazing animals
History
On This Day: John F Kennedy, the first Irish American Catholic US President, was born in 1917
Remember our fighting Irish American warriors this Memorial Day
Gráinne Ní Mháille: The kind of power England could not contain
Five facts you didn’t know about Arthur Guinness
A new perspective on my Irish roots, thanks to the Irish Family History Centre at EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum
Genealogy
