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 forgotten righteous Jew who saved thousands of Irish lives during the famine
Murders show savagery of day-to-day life during Great Hunger
Monaghan census records from the 1500s go online
500 child skeletons in workhouse mass grave tell of Great Hunger struggles
On This Day: A Famine ship carrying my Irish ancestors arrives in New York City in 1847
Castles to rent in Ireland for a fairy tale vacation
A look at New York City's oldest Irish pub, McSorley's
Irish artist brings historical photographs to life with state-of-the-art technology
Connect with Bronze Age Ireland with Irish Heritage Tree
Most read
- 1 Forty-six years ago today Muhammad Ali defeated Leon Spinks, fueled by Irish pride
- 2 The apostrophe in Irish names tells a story technology is erasing
- 3 Neven Maguire's apple tart and custard recipe
- 4 Winston Churchill accused De Valera of frolicking with the Germans and Japanese
- 5 Is Biden an Irish name?
- 6 Kerry's Valentia Island - a secret at the edge of the world
- 7 Inspiring Irish and Irish American quotes
- 8 Sisters injured in M9 crash share emotional update as fundraiser nears €900k
- 9 81 years after his death, the world still remembers John McCormack's voice
History
On This Day: Ronnie Drew of The Dubliners was born in 1934
81 years after his death, the world still remembers John McCormack's voice
Winston Churchill accused De Valera of frolicking with the Germans and Japanese
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
Genealogy
