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.
Were your Irish ancestors evicted?
Hitler's half-brother married a Dublin woman in 1910, census shows
Court records show George Clooney’s Irish family had their land stolen
Little known Irish facts: Churchill and Pope Francis both lived in Dublin
Unpublished photograph of young Oscar Wilde found
The Irish rebels who fought against the U.S. in the Mexican-American War
Top ten reasons why Ireland should become the 51st State
Historic film of old Ireland from 1934
What you should know about the Tara Brooch, one of Ireland’s greatest treasures
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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
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