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.
Remembrance Sunday: Nearly 1,000 Irish died serving US army in World War I
Online archive names over 30,000 Irish soldiers lost in World War I
An Cailleach - the Irish goddess of the winter and following her trail in Ireland
Irish American first name voted scientifically “most beautiful”
On This Day: Easter Rising hero Padraig Pearse born in 1879
On This Day: John F. Kennedy declared winner of 1960 US Presidential Election
On This Day: IRA bomb attack in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, 12 killed
On This Day: Irish troops killed in the Niemba massacre in Congo
Mick the Miller: The most successful greyhound of all time
Most read
- 1 Your complete guide to Irish passport and citizenship through descent
- 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
