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: William Butler Yeats wins the Nobel Prize in 1923
The history behind some of Ireland's most famous symbols
The Irish origins of Lynching
Walt Disney wore THIS iconic piece of Irish jewellery up until his death
Unique Irish names for your winter baby
The most popular boy and girl names in Ireland 1978
Why did an Earl’s sister dedicate herself to fighting for Irish freedom?
Irish baby names inspired by some seriously talented folks from Ireland
Bring some comfort from Ireland into your home this fall with our Irish gift box
Most read
- 1 Irish comfort foods to whip up when you need a homestyle treat
- 2 Traditional Irish hearty vegetable soup recipe
- 3 Is there a proper way to drink a pint of Guinness? Or are the rules nonsense
- 4 Baileys Irish Cream and Irish whiskey cocktail recipe
- 5 WATCH: Amazing footage of Dublin’s Four Courts being rebuilt a century ago
- 6 When New York was Irish, in summers long ago
- 7 Old Head Golf Links in Kinsale wins Visit Cork 2024 Green Award
- 8 July 4th recipe for firecracker shrimp
- 9 Cork suspected cocaine seizure is Ireland's biggest drug bust of the year
History
Tír Na nÓg - The legend of Oisín, Niamh and land of eternal youth
The storytelling keepers of Ireland's rich folklore heritage
WATCH: A Christmas shopping sneak peek in 1963 Dublin
The eight sacred Celtic holidays of the year
From Dublin drunk to Burmese monk - the Irishman who became the first western Buddhist monk
Genealogy