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.
In 1897, NY Irish immigrants paid 10 cents to touch land from home
My Irish heritage and me: How young people can explore their Irish roots with the AOH
Here are the baby girl names that are trending in Ireland in 2025
The rise of Irish Paganism
On This Day: Ernest Shackleton, Antarctic explorer, passed away aged 47
Five Irish love stories that changed history
The most popular girl and boy baby names in Ireland in 1985
On This Day: Irish political leader Garret Fitzgerald was born in 1926
On This Day: Irish revolutionary Countess Constance Markievicz was born in 1868
Most read
- 1 Silly Irish jokes that are sure to make you laugh!
- 2 Irish blessings and prayers for funerals
- 3 An Irish twist on a winning comfort food - bangers and mash
- 4 Traditional Irish recipes for a taste of home
- 5 On This Day: The fiercest blizzard of the 'Big Snow' of 1947 hit Ireland
- 6 Symbol of Ireland: the Irish harp's sweet music and myth
- 7 How the heroic Irish won the American Revolution
- 8 Why Ireland should be your must-visit food destination in 2026
- 9 The Irishman who discovered South Pass and the Oregon Trail
History
WATCH: Here’s what the fall fashion was like in 1962 Dublin
What is Ogham? A look at the ancient Irish alphabet
The "Bad Bridgets" - forgotten Famine era single pregnant women who fled to America
4,000-year-old gold necklace recovered from dumpster
The men onboard the Titanic who gave up their lives to save women and children
Genealogy
