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.
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
WATCH: Conan O’Brien explores his family's "auld sod" in Co Limerick
The power and influence of Ireland's fairy trees remain
Most read
- 1 Muhammad Ali’s Irish roots and the Clare connection behind the boxing legend
- 2 Study Gaelic Literature and Culture online with University College Cork
- 3 How WB Yeats' connection to Sligo stretches back through generations
- 4 The Irish landscape that inspired Johnny Cash's "Forty Shades of Green"
- 5 Who was W. B. Yeats and why he still matters
- 6 Ireland's best countryside retreats revealed
- 7 Police deploy water canons as riots continue overnight in Belfast
- 8 Planning a picnic! How’s about you make it Irish with these delicious recipes
- 9 Exploring James Joyce's addresses in his hometown of Dublin
