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.
WATCH: Driving mistakes and traffic accidents in Dublin, 1962
On This Day: A million Irish turned out for Mass at the 1932 Eucharistic Congress
The Celtic tradition of Summer Solstice and how to celebrate the longest day of the year
WATCH: Irish priest shares memories of life on farm in 1930s Co Cork
Pre-Famine census recovered 100 years after shelling of Four Courts
The NYC newspaper editor who spoke out against “No Irish Need Apply”
WATCH: Footage from a Dublin neighborhood, Stoneybatter, in 1979
On This Day: Six people killed during Loughinisland Massacre in Co Down
The fascinating 8,000-year history of Irish cuisine
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
