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.
How much did Jackie know about John F. Kennedy’s affairs?
Hidden gem: The beautiful Irish baby girl name that is still rare in Ireland
How the Irish invented the phrase “so long”
What is the Celtic symbol for family?
Classic Irish name is the most popular name for boys in the US - again!
On This Day: St. Brendan the Navigator, an early transatlantic voyager, died in 587
Irish songs that celebrate when Nelson’s Pillar was blown up
The best Celtic rock songs for your listening pleasure
Ireland's best places to visit - from natural beauty to a dose of craic!
Lance-Corporal Michael O’Leary, a true Irish WWI hero
Most read
- 1 What do "Erin go Bragh" and other Irish phrases mean?
- 2 On This Day: John F Kennedy, the first Irish American Catholic US President, was born in 1917
- 3 Vincent 'Mad Dog' Coll: The Irish immigrant turned NYC gangster
- 4 Thousands of Sullivans / O'Sullivans descending on West Cork for world record attempt
- 5 Irish American parents pen open letter to Trump urging him to act on sepsis
- 6 Five book-to-screen adaptations with Irish links we're excited for
- 7 Ireland match forced to stop as tennis balls thrown onto the pitch in protest against Israel game
- 8 Irish consumer spending drops significantly in the US
- 9 Galway City Museum receives €12 million investment for redevelopment
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
