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.
Millions of Irish genealogy records available for free over St Patrick's Day weekend
Remembering New York City’s famous Irish immigrants this St. Patrick’s Day
Tracing your Irish ancestry - The Malone clan
The Kelleher clan: its meaning, Irish derivation and the places in Ireland it can be found
The Joyce Clan: its meaning, Irish derivation and the places in Ireland it can be found
The Hogan Clan: its meaning, Irish derivation and the places in Ireland it can be found
This historic Irish hotel has a genealogy butler to help you discover your roots
Tracing your Irish ancestry - The Curran Clan
Did you know Irish women were once the largest female group in North American prisons?
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
