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.
Why Easter is such an important holiday to the Irish
On This Day: Ireland's last legal execution is conducted in 1954
On This Day: Bram Stoker, the Irish author of "Dracula," dies in 1912
The men onboard the Titanic who gave up their lives to save women and children
WATCH: A look at glorious, golden Galway more than 80 years ago
Dusty Springfield's real name was Mary O'Brien, born to Irish parents in London
Líadan: A poetic and powerful name from ancient Ireland
On This Day: The US Civil War begins in 1861
Titanic engineers worked to keep lights on "until the bitter end," new research shows
On This Day: Titanic sets sail from Southampton, docks in Cherbourg, France
Most read
- 1 WIN a trip to Ireland by sharing your love letter to the Emerald Isle with us!
- 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
History
On This Day: Ireland's Easter Rising begins in 1916
Five surprising facts about some of the 1916 Easter Rising leaders
Fascinated by the 1916 Easter Rising? Check out these Dublin rebel museums
On This Day: Brian Boru, legendary High King of Ireland, died in 1014
The Irish nun who nursed Pope Francis as a baby in Buenos Aires
Genealogy
