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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- 1 Fascinating facts about County Mayo
- 2 The true history of “It's a Long Way to Tipperary”
- 3 Irish song “Garryowen” played before Custer's Native American massacres is banned
- 4 The mysterious history of the song “She Moved Through the Fair”
- 5 Celebrating the beloved song "The Foggy Dew" and its history
- 6 Mayo Day: The top places to visit in County Mayo
- 7 Eavan Boland captured a truth about emigration Ireland cannot forget
- 8 Eleven moments that changed Ireland’s history
- 9 The origins of anti-Irish jokes and how they impacted Irish worldwide
History
On this day: Charles Stewart Parnell released from jail under Kilmainham Treaty
The mysterious history of the song “She Moved Through the Fair”
Celebrating the beloved song "The Foggy Dew" and its history
"Deeply offensive" - Bloody Sunday footage used in British Tory leader's pro-veteran video
On This Day: Trinity College Dublin’s gate opened to Irish Catholics in 1794
Genealogy
