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.
Cork town of Youghal is a top stop for American retirees - affordable housing and picturesque surrounding make it the new Florida
Irish Famine Tribunal postponed because of huge demand to attend
Documentary “Beautiful People” focuses on Dempsey’s trad sessions - VIDEOS
Cornerstone of the Irish community in New York, Pauline Boylan Coll, loses her battle with cancer
Why American women lose out to their Irish counterparts
IrishCentral’s guide to Ireland’s top ten summer music festivals 2012 - VIDEOS
Irish Famine international tribunal to take place at Fordham Law School – VIDEO
Irish Origenes interactive castles of Ireland map part of project to pinpoint Irish ancestors
Michael Mallin - remembering a forgotten leader from the 1916 Rising
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
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
Real stories of the women buried at Glasnevin Cemetery in Dublin
Why real Irish American history is not taught in schools
Cork wealthy dined on “turtle soup and champagne” during Ireland’s Great Hunger
Genealogy
