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.
4,000 year-old pit discovered on Sligo’s Coney Island
Long-lost Irish cousins reunited in Boston after 86 years
New bog body found by peat worker most likely from Bronze Age
Irish political cartoons from Home Rule period acquired by Great Hunger Institute (PHOTOS)
Famous quotes from the most influential Irish authors
The impact of the Irish on the American railway system
Photo shows outlaw Billy the Kid as clean cut and preppy
Massachusetts conference explores Irish immigrants’ influence on US
Ireland to overturn thousands of antiquated laws dating back to the 1600s
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- 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
Plaque unveiled to mark birth place of Harry Clarke, Irish stained glass artist & illustrator
Titanic timeline: Tracing the famous ship's creation and demise
WATCH: An Oscar-nominated look at the history of Dublin's Abbey Theatre
On This Day: Arthur Griffith, who helped launch Sinn Féin and shape modern Ireland, was born in 1872
Mystery of Irish World War II hero finally solved after six decades
Genealogy
