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.
Facts about St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City
St. Patrick’s Battalion: What caused them to turn on the U.S. and fight for Mexico?
Remarkable life stories from my grandmother's family in post-Famine Ireland
What was the original color associated with St. Patrick?
What miracles did St. Patrick perform?
Did St. Patrick really banish all the snakes from Ireland?
Irish Mother's Day: Ten things you’ll hear an Irish mammy say
JFK's words remind us of the true meaning of St. Patrick's Day
The surprising reason JFK Jr found himself at a funeral in County Laois
Most read
- 1 What do "Erin go Bragh" and other Irish phrases mean?
- 2 On This Day: John F Kennedy, the first Irish American Catholic US President, was born in 1917
- 3 Vincent 'Mad Dog' Coll: The Irish immigrant turned NYC gangster
- 4 Thousands of Sullivans / O'Sullivans descending on West Cork for world record attempt
- 5 Irish American parents pen open letter to Trump urging him to act on sepsis
- 6 Five book-to-screen adaptations with Irish links we're excited for
- 7 Ireland match forced to stop as tennis balls thrown onto the pitch in protest against Israel game
- 8 Irish consumer spending drops significantly in the US
- 9 Galway City Museum receives €12 million investment for redevelopment
History
On This Day: John F Kennedy, the first Irish American Catholic US President, was born in 1917
Remember our fighting Irish American warriors this Memorial Day
Gráinne Ní Mháille: The kind of power England could not contain
Five facts you didn’t know about Arthur Guinness
A new perspective on my Irish roots, thanks to the Irish Family History Centre at EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum
Genealogy
