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.
Generation Beta could see these old Irish baby names go extinct
On This Day: JFK, first Irish American Catholic President of the US, assassinated in Dallas
How the keening tradition died out at Irish funerals
9 unique Irish names perfect for your winter baby
New Irish American Society of the Jersey Shore launches to celebrate Irish culture and heritage
Six steps to identify your Irish ancestors’ home townlands
Native New Yorker shares the city's secret Irish landmarks
LISTEN: A history of the Great Hunger ballad "Skibbereen"
Discovery of Irish airman lost at sea during the Second World War
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- 2 Forty-six years ago today Muhammad Ali defeated Leon Spinks, fueled by Irish pride
- 3 The apostrophe in Irish names tells a story technology is erasing
- 4 Irish American Hollywood star Grace Kelly remembered on anniversary of her death
- 5 Is Biden an Irish name?
- 6 The Joyce clan of Galway, from Norman settlers to creators of the beloved Claddagh ring
- 7 "Now we're in a position to say to America: you come to Ireland"
- 8 Inspiring Irish and Irish American quotes
- 9 A nine-month journey for the Irish soul you haven't quite met yet
History
The apostrophe in Irish names tells a story technology is erasing
Forty-six years ago today Muhammad Ali defeated Leon Spinks, fueled by Irish pride
How an Irish maid saved Emily Dickinson's poetry
Help trace the story of the Baron of Broadway, the Irishman who made and lost fortunes
From Spanish Armada to World War II, explore the Wild Atlantic Way's sunken ships
Genealogy
