
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.

Why did an Earl’s sister dedicate herself to fighting for Irish freedom?
Irish baby names inspired by some seriously talented folks from Ireland
Bring some comfort from Ireland into your home this fall with our Irish gift box
Was "Breakfast at Tiffany’s" Audrey Hepburn character inspired by an Irish woman?
On This Day: “Pygmalion” playwright, George Bernard Shaw, died in 1950
Making the dead welcome - All Souls’ Day in Ireland
The baby names that have been in Ireland’s top 100 for the past 50 years
Remember the blessed on All Saints’ Day in prayer
Celtic blessings to mark the ancient festival of Samhain
Most read
- 1 Come home to the West: Discover Ireland differently on Limerick Greenway
- 2 Irish comfort foods to whip up when you need a homestyle treat
- 3 Traditional Irish hearty vegetable soup recipe
- 4 Is there a proper way to drink a pint of Guinness? Or are the rules nonsense
- 5 Baileys Irish Cream and Irish whiskey cocktail recipe
- 6 WATCH: Amazing footage of Dublin’s Four Courts being rebuilt a century ago
- 7 When New York was Irish, in summers long ago
- 8 Old Head Golf Links in Kinsale wins Visit Cork 2024 Green Award
- 9 July 4th recipe for firecracker shrimp
History

On This Day: The Irish Crown Jewels disappear from Dublin Castle in 1907
WATCH: An incredible tram ride through 1901 Belfast
WATCH: Irish dance of yesteryear, amazing historic footage
The Irish and Irish American signatories of the Declaration of Independence
175,000 new historical records released by Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland
Genealogy
