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.
Roger Casement and John Devoy's unlikely friendship
The ten worst ways to insult an Irishman
WATCH: Bride gets married in same spot her Irish great-grandparents did 101 years ago
Castle Roche is most certainly one of Ireland's historic hidden gems
'The Duke' John Wayne’s Co Antrim roots
How Irish Famine immigrants created a new life in Boston
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Negative terms used to describe Irish everywhere
Battle of the Boyne: Catholic troops were "dead drunk," firsthand account reveals
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- 2 Irish blessings and prayers for funerals
- 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
WATCH: Here’s what the fall fashion was like in 1962 Dublin
What is Ogham? A look at the ancient Irish alphabet
The "Bad Bridgets" - forgotten Famine era single pregnant women who fled to America
4,000-year-old gold necklace recovered from dumpster
The men onboard the Titanic who gave up their lives to save women and children
Genealogy