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.
American tourists witnessed ruthless 1880s Irish tenant farmer evictions
The Irish Titanic Officer who was "larger than life"
Lincoln had engraved Irish linen handkerchief in his pocket night of assassination
Tell us your about your mom for Mother's Day!
Courageous Irish war dog followed his owner to the front lines of WWI
Iconic 1990s Tourism Ireland ad featuring The Cranberries track rereleased for 25th album anniversary
150 years of Irish history in photos goes online
Family famine stories sought as Famine Voices Roadshow begins tour of US and Canada
Faces of the Titanic: William Burke, Irish hero who saved a woman's life
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- 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
