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.
On This Day: The first burial took place at Glasnevin Cemetery in 1832
The modern Irish boy name that is set to be popular this year
WATCH: Fascinating footage of Cork City in color in 1902
How an Irish book tour transformed Frederick Douglass
On This Day: Irish Famine writer William Carleton is born
A look at the US presidents with Irish roots
In 1897, NY Irish immigrants paid 10 cents to touch land from home
My Irish heritage and me: How young people can explore their Irish roots with the AOH
Here are the baby girl names that are trending in Ireland in 2025
Most read
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- 2 On This Day: Irish American Bruce Springsteen was "born in the USA"
- 3 Two Irish favorites combine in this delicious apple and Jameson tart recipe
- 4 The top five places to visit in County Tipperary
- 5 On This Day: Celebrated Irish artist Robert Ballagh was born in 1943
- 6 Tracing your Irish ancestry - The Brennan Clan
- 7 On This Day: "Typhoid" Mary Mallon was born in Co Tyrone
- 8 Fall into autumn with this Bramley apple strudel recipe from Bord Bia
- 9 All about the Irish surname O'Hara
History
On This Day: Irish American Titanic hero "Unsinkable" Molly Brown passed
The 1916 Easter Rising: A guide to the key figures, facts, and moments
Defending Trinity College during the 1916 Easter Rising
On This Day: Ireland's Easter Rising begins in 1916
Five surprising facts about some of the 1916 Easter Rising leaders
Genealogy
