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.
The 11 worst Santa Claus and Christmas jokes of all time
A hard Christmas it was in London in the 1960s
Irish superstitions to be aware of this Friday the 13th
16 common Irish baby names that confuse the rest of the world
LAST CHANCE: Spread the joy of Ireland this festive season with this unique Irish gift box
A child’s Christmas in a West Kerry village
Irish architect of a US icon: James Hoban’s design legacy in Washington's White House
Eyewitness account of a Great Famine workhouse on Christmas Day 1847
My ancestors as they were on the night of March 31st 1901
Most read
- 1 Irish comfort foods to whip up when you need a homestyle treat
- 2 Traditional Irish hearty vegetable soup recipe
- 3 Is there a proper way to drink a pint of Guinness? Or are the rules nonsense
- 4 Baileys Irish Cream and Irish whiskey cocktail recipe
- 5 WATCH: Amazing footage of Dublin’s Four Courts being rebuilt a century ago
- 6 When New York was Irish, in summers long ago
- 7 Old Head Golf Links in Kinsale wins Visit Cork 2024 Green Award
- 8 July 4th recipe for firecracker shrimp
- 9 Cork suspected cocaine seizure is Ireland's biggest drug bust of the year
History
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On This Day: Irish-born Captain John Lonergan awarded the Medal of Honor in 1893
Ancient Irish myths that invoke the spirit of Samhain
Margaret Thatcher described Francis Bacon's art as "dreadful pictures"
How Féile Na Marbh or 'Feast of the Dead' became Halloween
Genealogy
