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 Focus: Brona Crehan talks about her play ‘Pillow on the Stairs’

In Focus: Brona Crehan talks about her play ‘Pillow on the Stairs’

Kerry island structure may be due to tsunami waves in medieval times

Kerry island structure may be due to tsunami waves in medieval times

When an Irish Famine ship struck an iceberg in the Gulf of St.Lawrence

When an Irish Famine ship struck an iceberg in the Gulf of St.Lawrence

Exhibit of Montana Irish history and immigrants opens in Cork

Exhibit of Montana Irish history and immigrants opens in Cork

Biopic to chart Irish immigrant Mary Devine’s 1,000 mile journey from Illinois to New York

Biopic to chart Irish immigrant Mary Devine’s 1,000 mile journey from Illinois to New York

Ireland Shirt the perfect way to celebrate your heritage

Ireland Shirt the perfect way to celebrate your heritage

Galway Races festival is Ireland’s mardi gras

Galway Races festival is Ireland’s mardi gras

Cork honors Mother Jones; “most dangerous woman in America”

Cork honors Mother Jones; “most dangerous woman in America”

Growth in number of North American visitors to Ireland

Growth in number of North American visitors to Ireland

Brush up on the Irish National Anthem for the London 2012 Olympics - VIDEO

Brush up on the Irish National Anthem for the London 2012 Olympics - VIDEO

History

DNA test led a Chicago woman to find family ties to Mrs. O’Leary of the Great Fire fame

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

University of Galway launched digital database of Irish American emigrant letters

Real stories of the women buried at Glasnevin Cemetery in Dublin

Real stories of the women buried at Glasnevin Cemetery in Dublin

Why real Irish American history is not taught in schools

Why real Irish American history is not taught in schools

Cork wealthy dined on “turtle soup and champagne” during Ireland’s Great Hunger

Cork wealthy dined on “turtle soup and champagne” during Ireland’s Great Hunger

Genealogy

DNA test led a Chicago woman to find family ties to Mrs. O’Leary of the Great Fire fame

DNA test led a Chicago woman to find family ties to Mrs. O’Leary of the Great Fire fame

This St. Patrick's Day, be a Friend of IrishCentral and together we can support each other

This St. Patrick's Day, be a Friend of IrishCentral and together we can support each other

The history of Derry emigration to the US and Canada

The history of Derry emigration to the US and Canada

Remarkable life stories from my grandmother's family in post-Famine Ireland

Remarkable life stories from my grandmother's family in post-Famine Ireland

Irish Mother's Day: Ten things you’ll hear an Irish mammy say

Irish Mother's Day: Ten things you’ll hear an Irish mammy say