
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.

On This Day: Irish tenor Frank Patterson born in County Tipperary
The rare Irish baby name used less than three times last year is perfect for your "little star"
Plant an Irish Heritage Tree for your beloved pet on the Feast Day of St. Francis
How Féile Na Marbh or 'Feast of the Dead' became Halloween
Ghosts, fairies, goblins - Irish old timers share Halloween memories
The top baby names in Ireland every year over the last three decades
Where did the phrase "Forty Shades of Green" for Ireland come from?
The infamous murder of an Irish beauty, Colleen Bawn
How to do a tree planting unity ritual at your Irish ceremony
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- 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
