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.
The Swede and the Finn who fought at the GPO in the 1916 Rising
Roger Casement, 1916 rebel executed on this day, denied hero status because he was gay
Are your Irish ancestors in the Kilmainham Jail autograph book from 1916?
This mythological Irish name was given to fewer than three babies last year
The men onboard the Titanic who gave up their lives to save women and children
Ten little known facts about Ireland's 1916 Easter Rising
Powerful poem on what it means to be an Irish American in Ireland
The poetry of Irish sayings and phrases
On This Day: The US Civil War begins in 1861
The Irish man who was hidden on a lifeboat as the Titanic sank
Most read
- 1 The best (or worst?) Irish jokes for a hearty chuckle
- 2 Nigella Lawson's indulgent Guinness gingerbread recipe
- 3 World Heritage Day: UNESCO sites and culture around the island of Ireland
- 4 Lions, luxury and living history - explore the epic Fota Island, off Cork
- 5 The real-life “Jaws” - New Jersey shark attacks in 1916
- 6 Remembering Lily Kempson, the longest surviving rebel from the 1916 Easter Rising
- 7 A fish stew recipe straight from the Irish food experts
- 8 Oscar Wilde poems you wish you’d always known
- 9 It's National Garlic Day! Here are tips for cooking with Irish wild garlic
History
On This Day: Carpathia arrives in New York with hundreds of Titanic survivors
A look at Ireland a century ago - 1926 Census goes online for the first time
World Heritage Day: UNESCO sites and culture around the island of Ireland
Remembering Lily Kempson, the longest surviving rebel from the 1916 Easter Rising
Belfast poet Louis MacNeice's Irish heritage was close to his heart
Genealogy
