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.
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History
On New Year's Day 1892 Annie Moore was the first immigrant through Ellis Island
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First through Ellis island - Annie Moore’s tough and tragic life
New Year’s Day traditions from 1930s Ireland
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Genealogy