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.
Haunting Irish mugshots from 1850s home in NYC Library
Behind the Name: Siobhan, the name helping the world learn some Irish
Irish retro-horror movies to celebrate Halloween
Irish man's incredible correspondence from the US Civil War
On This Day: Edward Bruce, the last High King of Ireland, dies in 1318
The mystery of 1916 leader and New Yorker Éamon de Valera’s birth
Making Waves: "The Kildoney Men" and one of Ireland's greatest fishing stories
Top ancient Irish Halloween traditions
On This Day: Anglo Irish negotiations began in London in 1921
Most read
- 1 Muhammad Ali’s Irish roots and the Clare connection behind the boxing legend
- 2 John Lennon was getting ready to retire to Co Mayo before his tragic death
- 3 How WB Yeats' connection to Sligo stretches back through generations
- 4 Lord Haw Haw: Hitler's infamous Irishman hanged for treason
- 5 Exploring James Joyce's addresses in his hometown of Dublin
- 6 11 wedding ceremony readings by famous Irish writers
- 7 Planning a picnic! How’s about you make it Irish with these delicious recipes
- 8 How Jack B Yeats' “Liffey Swim” won an Olympic medal in 1924
- 9 James Joyce quotes on love and life in honor of Bloomsday
