
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.

Six steps to identify your Irish ancestors’ home townlands
Dublin's iconic GPO, at the heart of the city and Ireland's history
When the Blasket Islanders were evacuated to mainland in 1953
Vin Scully, beloved Irish American voice of the Dodgers, dies aged 94
Happy birthday Martin Sheen! To celebrate his Irish heritage we've planted a tree in Ireland
On This Day: Irish American hero Thomas Francis Meagher died in 1867
WATCH: Peter O'Toole poignantly describes what being Irish means to him
New permanent JFK exhibit opening at Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
Artist's beautiful Irish language map of Ireland inspired by "Lord of the Rings"
Most read
- 1 On This Day: Irish American Bruce Springsteen was "born in the USA"
- 2 Two Irish favorites combine in this delicious apple and Jameson tart recipe
- 3 The top five places to visit in County Tipperary
- 4 On This Day: Celebrated Irish artist Robert Ballagh was born in 1943
- 5 Tracing your Irish ancestry - The Brennan Clan
- 6 On This Day: "Typhoid" Mary Mallon was born in Co Tyrone
- 7 Fall into autumn with this Bramley apple strudel recipe from Bord Bia
- 8 All about the Irish surname O'Hara
- 9 President Michael D. Higgins accuses Israel of leaking his Iran letter
History
