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.
Classic Irish name is the most popular name for boys in the US - again!
On This Day: St. Brendan the Navigator, an early transatlantic voyager, died in 587
Irish songs that celebrate when Nelson’s Pillar was blown up
The best Celtic rock songs for your listening pleasure
Ireland's best places to visit - from natural beauty to a dose of craic!
Lance-Corporal Michael O’Leary, a true Irish WWI hero
This unusual Irish name is trending in the US but given to fewer than 3 babies in Ireland
Belfast City Council marks hidden burial ground from former Belfast Workhouse
On This Day: Easter Rising leaders Seán MacDiarmada and James Connolly executed
Most read
- 1 Your complete guide to Irish passport and citizenship through descent
- 2 Forty-six years ago today Muhammad Ali defeated Leon Spinks, fueled by Irish pride
- 3 The apostrophe in Irish names tells a story technology is erasing
- 4 Irish American Hollywood star Grace Kelly remembered on anniversary of her death
- 5 Is Biden an Irish name?
- 6 The Joyce clan of Galway, from Norman settlers to creators of the beloved Claddagh ring
- 7 Inspiring Irish and Irish American quotes
- 8 "Now we're in a position to say to America: you come to Ireland"
- 9 A nine-month journey for the Irish soul you haven't quite met yet
History
The apostrophe in Irish names tells a story technology is erasing
Forty-six years ago today Muhammad Ali defeated Leon Spinks, fueled by Irish pride
How an Irish maid saved Emily Dickinson's poetry
Help trace the story of the Baron of Broadway, the Irishman who made and lost fortunes
From Spanish Armada to World War II, explore the Wild Atlantic Way's sunken ships
Genealogy
