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.
For the Love of a Sheep - Memories of my Irish mom and me
This Irish name is the most mispronounced in the world
This month in history: The Spanish land at Kinsale in 1601
Nearly half a million Irish names recorded in New York almshouse ledgers dating back to 1700s
Ireland's most popular names for newborns in 2022 revealed
A short history of the Irish surname name Gallagher
“Praise Allah” - Were the Vikings connected to the Islamic world?
How Michael Collins helped save Winston Churchill’s career
New radio documentary tells the story of the Irish man who led the Bear River Massacre
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 Police deploy water canons as riots continue overnight in Belfast
- 7 Ireland's best countryside retreats revealed
- 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
