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.
Missing Ireland? Last chance to win a luxury Irish gift box for St. Patrick's Day
Why a New York Irish bar once banned "Danny Boy" on St. Patrick's Day
Tipperary-American and "The Peeler and the Goat"
A history of the Irish girl's name Albha
Exploring Elvis Presley’s Irish roots in County Wicklow
Ways to celebrate St. Patrick's Day that don't involve a pub
Fun facts about St. Patrick’s Day celebrations around the world
The most popular baby names in Ireland over the last 50 years
WATCH: How glamorous was Galway in this 1957 tourism video?
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
