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.
Irishwoman the British could not contain whose name has faded from history
The remarkable story of John Keegan Casey, the bold Fenian boy
Early IRA ambushes in War of Independence were ill-equipped but successful
Stick fighting and the origins of the Shillelagh
Shocking murder of a 15-year-old Fianna Boy Scout 100 years ago
These US astronauts all have roots in Ireland
50 years ago today, Mary Jo Kopechne died in Ted Kennedy’s car at Chappaquiddick
“The only advice I can give to people is be Irish!” Battle of Britain pilot celebrates 100 years
People of Belfast's Sailortown cast a wide net
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