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.
The baby names that have been in Ireland’s top 100 for the past 50 years
Irish funeral toasts, blessings, and prayers for the dead
WATCH: 1960s short film follows adventures of group of boys in Ireland
3,000-year-old baby skeleton discovered at the Irish birthplace of Halloween
The Irish American clock maker who invented the tattoo machine
How the Irish invented the phrase “so long”
Clocks go back in Ireland - but what about the Irish cows?
Celebrate National Tell a Story Day with IrishCentral Storytellers
The rarest Irish girl names in Ireland right now
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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