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.
10 Irish names that were given to less than three babies in 2025
University of Galway launched digital database of Irish American emigrant letters
This unique twist on a classic Irish baby name soared in popularity in 2025
Ireland's last witch trial, over 300 years ago, condemned eight innocent women
The unique Irish history of Brooklyn’s Green-Wood cemetery
Gunrunners and frontline fighters: The women of the 1916 Rising
The beloved Irish name that has really stood the test of time
Irish woman who defied the Nazis remembered
Remarkable footage of the Cliffs of Moher in 1957
What is Ogham? A look at the ancient Irish alphabet
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- 3 An Irish twist on a winning comfort food - bangers and mash
- 4 Traditional Irish recipes for a taste of home
- 5 On This Day: The fiercest blizzard of the 'Big Snow' of 1947 hit Ireland
- 6 Symbol of Ireland: the Irish harp's sweet music and myth
- 7 How the heroic Irish won the American Revolution
- 8 Why Ireland should be your must-visit food destination in 2026
- 9 The Irishman who discovered South Pass and the Oregon Trail
History
Arbour Hill, Dublin’s forgotten memorial to the men of 1916
WATCH: Amazing colorized footage of Titanic in Belfast
Faces of the Titanic: Irishman Jeremiah Burke sent a message in a bottle before his death
WATCH: 1989 RTÉ report highlights blight of emigration on Mayo town
Was the coward of the Titanic really a hero? The book "Understanding J. Bruce Ismay" says yes
Genealogy
