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.
"Men of Action" celebrated by the Tip O'Neill award
Irish Community prepare for McLean Avenue second annual fall festival
The many Irish helping One World Trade Center reach new heights in New York City
Memories of a devastated New York City on 9/11’s anniversary
We will never forget the 9/11 attacks on New York
Marking the halfway point to St Patrick’s Day with a celebration of whiskey
AOH rededicate Boston cemetery to honor Irishmen who fought in Civil War
In Focus: Joe Doherty - Mayo man honored by the Aisling Irish Center, Yonkers
The Irish Homecoming: Ireland’s cafe culture - catching up with the ladies and current events
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- 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