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.
Behind the Irish name: Mairead, the once popular name on the verge of extinction
Traditional Irish wakes called for drinks, pranks, games, and songs
The traditional role of pubs in Irish funerals
Possibilities, opportunities and hope – Irish rainbow blessings
WATCH: US travel documentary from 1934 gives glimpse of Ireland
20 Irish baby names to avoid if you don’t like popular or trendy names
Behind the name: Síofra, the top rising Irish name for baby girls
Top ten must-see Dublin city tourist highlights
On This Day: Marking the anniversary of transatlantic pilot James Fitzmaurice’s death
Most read
- 1 Muhammad Ali’s Irish roots and the Clare connection behind the boxing legend
- 2 How WB Yeats' connection to Sligo stretches back through generations
- 3 Exploring James Joyce's addresses in his hometown of Dublin
- 4 11 wedding ceremony readings by famous Irish writers
- 5 Planning a picnic! How’s about you make it Irish with these delicious recipes
- 6 How Jack B Yeats' “Liffey Swim” won an Olympic medal in 1924
- 7 James Joyce quotes on love and life in honor of Bloomsday
- 8 Following in James Joyce's footsteps in Northern Italy
- 9 Luciano Pavarotti's Irish beef recipe
