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.
Happy Birthday, Bono! Celebrate with U2's best songs
The Irish man who tried to steal the British Crown Jewels
Ireland’s Mother’s Day traditions still stand apart
Emerald Magic! 20 baby names inspired by May’s beautiful birthstone
On This Day, 110 years ago Thomas MacDonagh, the Easter Rising leader, was executed
Celebrating the beloved song "The Foggy Dew" and its history
How Irish folklore inspired the black cat superstition
Ireland's ancient Celtic festival of Bealtaine, a celebration of summer's arrival
This moving poem on death, adapted by Irish monks, offers quiet comfort
Most read
- 1 Secrets of the Daniel O’Connell monument in Dublin
- 2 Muhammad Ali’s Irish roots and the Clare connection behind the boxing legend
- 3 This slow cooker Irish stew recipe is perfect for family dinners
- 4 What is Bloomsday? Why does James Joyce's "Ulysses" matter so much?
- 5 IrishCentral Book Club's ultimate Irish reading list
- 6 WATCH: Ireland as seen from a horse-drawn caravan 50 years ago
- 7 John Lennon was getting ready to retire to Co Mayo before his tragic death
- 8 Was the real King Arthur Irish?
- 9 Yeats’s Nobel Prize win marked a turning point in Irish literature
