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.
WATCH: How currachs, ancient Irish boats, were made
How The Ancient Order of Hibernians identity is rooted in history
The most common surnames in Ireland and their meanings
What were the most popular names for baby boys in Ireland in 1911?
The Irish influence on Labor Day in the US
Irish Census Records: Free expert guide launched for Irish family history researchers
The once popular baby name on the edge of extinction in Ireland
On This Day: “Quiet Man” director John Ford passed away in 1973
LISTEN: The greatest songs of The Troubles in Northern Ireland
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
On This Day: Samuel Beckett won a Nobel Prize for Literature in 1969
Yikes! Ahead of Halloween these vintage costumes still terrify
WATCH: Kennedy’s Irish homecoming, a defining moment of heritage and hope
These are some of the most haunted places in Ireland to visit
WATCH: A breathtaking look at Aran Island inhabitants nearly 100 years ago
Genealogy
