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 inspiring story of the man who founded the Rotunda Hospital
Protestant New Yorker who saved hundreds of Irish famine victims
What's your Irish County? County Tyrone
"Crime of the Century" - The 19th century murder of Dr Patrick Cronin
What's your Irish County? County Tipperary
WATCH: Thousands used to flock Tipperary bone-setter's healing hands
How the Irish changed the traffic laws in Tipperary Hill, Syracuse
Remembering James Coyle: The Irish priest the Ku Klux Klan killed
Rare books and GAA items to go on sale at upcoming Dublin auction
Most read
- 1 Silly Irish jokes that are sure to make you laugh!
- 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
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