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.
How Montserrat’s slave rebellion and St. Patrick’s Day are celebrated together
"Tough, lucky and a drinker" - Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson delighted to learn he has Irish roots
Winston Churchill was responsible by inaction for tragic Lusitania sinking
Incredible images from the Tailteann Games, the ancient Irish predecessor to the Olympics
The best pubs in the picturesque town of Dingle
Canada woman meets long-lost Irish brother after 44 years
Does this "Irish American starter pack" joke offend or humor you?
A look at Eunice Kennedy Shriver's lasting legacy on her birthday
Irish author on Father Franz Reinisch, the priest who defied Hitler
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
