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.
Ireland's most unusual tourist attractions
Many Confederate Irish owned slaves during the American Civil War
Irish Americans picketed the White House for supporting the British in WWI
Find out how to trace your Irish ancestors in online webinar
Today is Irish Family History Day!
The now shocking words of a Catholic bishop on the Selma marches
Jeremy Irons presents Michael Flatley with honorary Corkman title
Northern Irish Protestants suffered greatly during the Famine too, says historian
The most visited historic sites in Ireland 2014 (PHOTOS)
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