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.
What is the real meaning of Saint Patrick’s Day?
History and genealogy treasures at the Guinness Storehouse
How the Irish were woken every morning before alarm clocks
How did Saint Patrick die?
Inspiring quotes from Irish heroes for International Women's Day
WATCH: Fall in love with vintage yet vibrant Derry in this 1968 travelogue
The National Famine Way Roadshow crossing the country in March
Was your family shanty or lace curtain Irish? It’s important
Woman urges people to stop using well-known Irish name with unfortunate meaning
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
