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: Kevin Barry was executed in Dublin in 1920
Grace O’Malley statue unveiled in Co Mayo’s "Town of Two Graces"
Tír Na nÓg - The legend of Oisín, Niamh and land of eternal youth
On This Day: James Joyce, author of “Ulysess” died in Zurich in 1941
Aran sweaters, Claddagh rings, tin whistles: the story behind Ireland’s beloved artifacts
On This Day: Daniel O'Connell made his first speech opposing Union with England
The Irish legend of the Pooka
WATCH: Conan O’Brien explores his family's "auld sod" in Co Limerick
The power and influence of Ireland's fairy trees remain
Most read
- 1 Come home to the West: Discover Ireland differently on Limerick Greenway
- 2 Irish comfort foods to whip up when you need a homestyle treat
- 3 Traditional Irish hearty vegetable soup recipe
- 4 Is there a proper way to drink a pint of Guinness? Or are the rules nonsense
- 5 Baileys Irish Cream and Irish whiskey cocktail recipe
- 6 WATCH: Amazing footage of Dublin’s Four Courts being rebuilt a century ago
- 7 When New York was Irish, in summers long ago
- 8 Old Head Golf Links in Kinsale wins Visit Cork 2024 Green Award
- 9 July 4th recipe for firecracker shrimp
History
The Irish and Irish American signatories of the Declaration of Independence
175,000 new historical records released by Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland
Irish facts about Independence Day you may not know
WATCH: Remarkable footage from a Magdalene Laundry in the 1940s
An Irish nun's friendship with Princess Diana
Genealogy
