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.
Powerful poem on what it means to be an Irish American in Ireland
The daughter of Irish immigrants who survived the Titanic, Britannic, and Olympic disasters
WATCH: Meet Ireland’s last cycling postman in this 1975 interview
County Mayo Titanic survivor Delia McDermott
Was the coward of the Titanic really a hero? The book "Understanding J. Bruce Ismay" says yes
Ireland of the Welcomes at 70: What happened in Ireland in 1952?
IRA shot a British spy in Central Park 100 years ago
Irish creme egg jello shots recipe for Easter
Irish man Eugene Daly's eyewitness account of the sinking of the Titanic
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
History
The deadly Irish American serial killer nurse Jolly Jane
The unique Irish history of Brooklyn’s Green-Wood cemetery
Ireland's last witch trial, over 300 years ago, condemned eight innocent women
Gunrunners and frontline fighters: The women of the 1916 Rising
Kilmainham Gaol reveals surprise link between Jessie Buckley and 1916 Rising
Genealogy