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.
Connect with your Irish roots for St. Brigid’s Day with a Heritage Tree
This St Brigid's Day, give an Irish gift box to a special woman in your life
Irish giant folklore might be explained by genetic study
Cork wealthy dined on “turtle soup and champagne” during Ireland’s Great Hunger
On This Day: Jim Larkin, lion of the Irish labor movement, was born in 1874
Grace O’Malley statue unveiled in Co Mayo’s "Town of Two Graces"
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
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
WATCH: Here’s what the fall fashion was like in 1962 Dublin
What is Ogham? A look at the ancient Irish alphabet
The "Bad Bridgets" - forgotten Famine era single pregnant women who fled to America
4,000-year-old gold necklace recovered from dumpster
The men onboard the Titanic who gave up their lives to save women and children
Genealogy
