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.
Harry Potter aka Daniel Radcliffe’s Northern Ireland roots revealed
149 years later, Civil War letters in attic reveal a famine Irish immigrant’s life
Irish-born US labor activist Mother Jones was a big influence on James Connolly
Victoria Cross won by Irishman in Australian WWI forces comes to Ireland after 80 years
I always knew I was an O'Sullivan at heart - Discovering my ancestry
Mystery of Irish World War II hero finally solved after six decades
A Mayo hero - NYPD cop and nine-time Olympic medalist
On This Day: Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., JFK's older brother, is born in 1915
The IRA Chief of Staff who was “unbought, unconquered, and unpurchasable to the last”
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
On This Day: Winston Churchill ordered Black and Tans into Ireland in 1920
"Most dangerous woman in America" - Mother Jones remembered for a life of labour and defiance
Titanic hero Irishman Thomas Andrews epitomized bravery as ship went down
DNA test led a Chicago woman to find family ties to Mrs. O’Leary of the Great Fire fame
University of Galway launched digital database of Irish American emigrant letters
Genealogy
