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.
Kicking off summer in flying form with top Irish music and cultural festivals in the US this May
‘Irish Gathering’ honors Great Hunger in Rochester NY - key note address by historian Christine Kinealy
Wise words of wisdom from an Irish Mammy
New details on an Irish-born Black and Tan who was executed by British
Kinsale hosts Come Home for Your Tea Party for The Gathering 2013
“Elvis and Ireland” explore the life and career of the rock legend along with his Irish influences and connections
Genealogy course announced for County Monaghan Diaspora visiting for The Gathering
The best Irish wit, wisdom and sayings about Mother’s Day
The perfect Mother's Day treat: Bailey’s Irish nut coffee bars
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
On This Day: Winston Churchill ordered Black and Tans into Ireland in 1920
"Most dangerous woman in America" - Mother Jones remembered for a life of labour and defiance
Titanic hero Irishman Thomas Andrews epitomized bravery as ship went down
DNA test led a Chicago woman to find family ties to Mrs. O’Leary of the Great Fire fame
University of Galway launched digital database of Irish American emigrant letters
Genealogy
