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.
In forgotten famine of 1879 Irish Americans aided relief efforts
The Irish took sides in the Spanish Civil War
Secret tunnels used for testing machine guns by Michael Collins revealed
Easter Rising’s influence on Irish American culture to be examined at UMass
Hidden history: Anglo-Indian branches in an Irish family tree
5,800-year-old rock scribing found near Ireland’s Croagh Patrick
Why Ireland owes Irish America a huge amount
Thirty-two years of heinous crimes in 19th century Ireland go online
Quakers and their Great Hunger relief explored at Quinnipiac
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- 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
