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.
Silly Irish jokes that are sure to make you laugh!
New documentary debunking Titanic myths says that Captain Smith wasn't reckless
A guide to identifying the Celtic regions
Vital 25th Amendment, the work of an Irish emigrant’s son
Little known tale of generous Turkish aid to the Irish during the Great Hunger
Murder of a Hollywood director from Carlow remains unsolved 100 years later
An Irish saint's eerie prophecy that Pope Francis will be the last Pontiff
Did you know Ireland has an Amish community?
Famous shipwreck could have brought Irish indentured servants to Virginia
Most read
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- 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