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: St. Patrick’s adopted home in Co Down explored in 1935 short film
First Irish-language newspaper An Gaodhal now available online
How a falling window led to a major archaeological discovery in Ireland
Standing ovation: Dublin's Abbey Theatre's role in shaping Ireland's history
Charles J Haughey and Éamon de Valera historic records published online
Ireland’s very own Valentine was a 17th-century healer
Best places in Ireland to spend Valentine’s Day
Meaning of the Irish blessing "May your blessings outnumber the shamrocks that grow"
16 beautiful baby names of Irish origin and beyond that mean love
Most read
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- 2 Irish blessings and prayers for funerals
- 3 An Irish twist on a winning comfort food - bangers and mash
- 4 Traditional Irish recipes for a taste of home
- 5 On This Day: The fiercest blizzard of the 'Big Snow' of 1947 hit Ireland
- 6 Symbol of Ireland: the Irish harp's sweet music and myth
- 7 How the heroic Irish won the American Revolution
- 8 Why Ireland should be your must-visit food destination in 2026
- 9 The Irishman who discovered South Pass and the Oregon Trail
History
Are there human remains on board Titanic?
On This Day: Ireland's Easter Rising begins in 1916
Patrick Dooley died on the Titanic, he'd visited his dying father in Ireland
Plaque unveiled to mark birth place of Harry Clarke, Irish stained glass artist & illustrator
Titanic timeline: Tracing the famous ship's creation and demise
Genealogy
