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.
The last man hanged in Ireland - the lamentation of Michael Barrett
The remaining symbolism of Catholic heritage in Ireland
The story behind Ireland’s four provinces
How to make a parshell, a traditional Irish Halloween cross, to keep evil spirits away
Donn, the mysterious Irish Lord of the Dead
Behind the Name: Éabha – a rare, yet popular name (let us explain!)
Exploring "Irish Grief: Traditions, Myths, and Mourning Practices” this Halloween
The USA doesn’t dip its flag at the Olympics thanks to this Irish American
The truth behind Ireland’s healers - the seventh sons of seventh sons
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
Ireland’s Titanic: The tragic sinking of the RMS Leinster in 1918
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
Genealogy
