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.
Famous People who share Irish and Jewish backgrounds
Irish graveside stories: QR code to tell dead loved one's history
JFK's Secret Service agents were too hungover to react in Dallas, says author
On This Day: Divorce in Ireland was made legal in 1995 after 70 years
England World Cup star Harry Kane’s very Irish roots
“The bravest man I ever met” Father Brown in World War I
Irishman James Graham was the bravest man at the Battle of Waterloo
2022 World Cup: England's players with strong Irish roots
Was the real King Arthur Irish?
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
