
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.

A real-life horror story of the Irish cannibal who terrorized Australia
Historic spots in Ireland where public executions took place
Prince William’s Earthshot Prize was inspired by John F. Kennedy
Recalling the ancient traditions of Irish funerals this Halloween season
Who is Michelle Obama? And does she have Irish roots?
When the American dream tragically failed my grandparents
Jim Dwyer on the Irish roots and soul of John Steinbeck
Ireland to have its first Halloween full moon in 20 years
Joe Biden's love letter to his Irish roots revealed
Most read
- 1 Irish comfort foods to whip up when you need a homestyle treat
- 2 Traditional Irish hearty vegetable soup recipe
- 3 Is there a proper way to drink a pint of Guinness? Or are the rules nonsense
- 4 Baileys Irish Cream and Irish whiskey cocktail recipe
- 5 WATCH: Amazing footage of Dublin’s Four Courts being rebuilt a century ago
- 6 When New York was Irish, in summers long ago
- 7 Old Head Golf Links in Kinsale wins Visit Cork 2024 Green Award
- 8 July 4th recipe for firecracker shrimp
- 9 Cork suspected cocaine seizure is Ireland's biggest drug bust of the year
History

On this day: Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan "accidentally" flies to Dublin instead of California
WATCH: 1916 Easter Rising footage featured in British Pathé online archives
WATCH: A colorful look at 1940 Dublin, "a city of romance and contrasts"
Kerryman leads charge to save Great Hunger collection in America
From St. Swithin's Day to Lughnasa - ancient Irish summer days of note
Genealogy
