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.
IRA attempted to kidnap future King of England
How four Irishmen found the largest pot of silver ever known in Nevada
How Michael Collins was protected and betrayed by two Dublin porters
Dig at Duffy’s Cut to recover 50 Irish cholera and murder victims resumes
National Geographic captures color and beauty of Ireland in 1927 (PHOTOS)
How Michael Collins came within hours of immigrating to Chicago
Irish US World War I soldier finally gets full burial rite in Leitrim
Following in the steps of hope and hunger along the National Famine Walk
How the Connecticut Irish shaped Irish American history
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
Ireland's most famous witchcraft trials
What you should know about Irish American mobster “The Irishman” Danny Greene
WATCH: Drive back in time through 1970s Dublin with this rare video
Original historic US documents to go on display in Belfast this year
On This Day: Winston Churchill ordered Black and Tans into Ireland in 1920
Genealogy
