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.
Ancestral link discovered between Donald Trump and Oliver Cromwell
Court martial records of 1916 leaders now available to view online
50 Irish railroad workers lie buried in a mass grave in Illinois
“Supported by her exiled children in America” - John Devoy and Irish America in 1916
German owner of Cork hotel hid in wine cellar for days after Lusitania sank (PHOTOS)
All the home you’ll ever need - breath it in and take it with you
Deadliest corner in Dublin: Church and North King Streets
Irish have the last word at Antietam, site of the Civil War’s deadliest day
Fishermen catch ancient canoe that ferried stone to Newgrange
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