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.
I took a DNA test and was shocked at what I discovered
On This Day: Titanic arrives in Southampton for her maiden voyage
Gunrunners and frontline fighters: The women of the 1916 Rising
My trip to America's "most Irish" town
On This Day: 146 people lost their lives in Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in New York
On This Day: Winston Churchill ordered Black and Tans into Ireland in 1920
What you should know about Irish American mobster “The Irishman” Danny Greene
Irish women who lived as men in the US Civil War, British Army
Irish American woman discovers five siblings in New York through DNA test
Most read
- 1 Silly Irish jokes that are sure to make you laugh!
- 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
On This Day: George Brent, the Irish rebel turned Hollywood star, was born in 1904
We need more Lilys - Celebrating the strength of a gentle Irish grandmother
Where is the oldest St. Patrick's Day celebration in the world?
The Irishman who designed the Academy’s statuette and won 11 Oscars
Facts about St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City
Genealogy
