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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On This Day: The fatal "Night Of The Big Wind" took place across Ireland in 1839
On This Day: Ernest Shackleton, Antarctic explorer, died in 1922
A comforting Irish potato and cheese soup recipe
On This Day: Nellie Cashman, aka the "Angel of the Yukon", died in 1925
The most popular Irish baby names on Irish passport applications in 2023
Winter memories of Co Tyrone in the 1960s
Irish New Year traditions that span the centuries
How many places named Belfast are there in the US?
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- 1 Go green this Black Friday: CIE Tours give sneak peek at exclusive Ireland deals
- 2 On This Day: Irish American Bruce Springsteen was "born in the USA"
- 3 Two Irish favorites combine in this delicious apple and Jameson tart recipe
- 4 The top five places to visit in County Tipperary
- 5 On This Day: Celebrated Irish artist Robert Ballagh was born in 1943
- 6 Tracing your Irish ancestry - The Brennan Clan
- 7 On This Day: "Typhoid" Mary Mallon was born in Co Tyrone
- 8 Fall into autumn with this Bramley apple strudel recipe from Bord Bia
- 9 All about the Irish surname O'Hara