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 a 104-year-old telegraph machine was recovered from the Lusitania shipwreck
A look at Ireland long ago, at the turn of the 20th century (VIDEOS)
Rare genetic mutation made Northern Ireland land of the giants
Britain questioned Ireland’s WWII neutrality when German spies landed in Dingle
Top ten last words of famous Irish leaders
Online MA in Gaelic Literature available from University College Cork
Halloween dig reveals 5,000-year-old tomb under haunted Hellfire Club
Always wanted to speak Irish? Get started here (VIDEOS)
New York Irish, slavery, the Civil War and Archbishop 'Dagger' Hughes
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
Was the coward of the Titanic really a hero? The book "Understanding J. Bruce Ismay" says yes
When Dubliners’ "Seven Drunken Nights" was banned for being too rude
"Lost memoir" sheds light on former Taoiseach's views on JFK, America
Remembering trailblazing Irish American photographer Anna Frances Levins
Ireland's most famous witchcraft trials
Genealogy
