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.
Kevin Costner's Irish roots in County Kilkenny
Irish name is the most popular for boys in the US for seventh year in a row
Winston Churchill accused De Valera of frolicking with the Germans and Japanese
On This Day: Easter Rising leaders Seán MacDiarmada and James Connolly executed
What's your Irish County? County Fermanagh
A day in the life of a Dublin workhouse
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History
Are there human remains on board Titanic?
On This Day: Ireland's Easter Rising begins in 1916
Patrick Dooley died on the Titanic, he'd visited his dying father in Ireland
Plaque unveiled to mark birth place of Harry Clarke, Irish stained glass artist & illustrator
Titanic timeline: Tracing the famous ship's creation and demise
Genealogy