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.
The enduring traditions of St. Brigid's Day
On This Day: Thomas MacDonagh, the Easter Rising leader, was born
Everything you need to know about Ireland's female patron saint, St. Brigid
Find out the meaning behind your Irish surname - Part I
WATCH: Conan O’Brien’s DNA test says he’s 100% Irish, stuns his doctor
How Irish Famine immigrants changed life in Philadelphia
Prayers and blessings to honor St. Brigid
Paul McCartney's Irish roots
The Celtic and Catholic traditions of St. Brigid and her cross
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- 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
Are there human remains on board Titanic?
On This Day: Ireland's Easter Rising begins in 1916
Patrick Dooley died on the Titanic, he'd visited his dying father in Ireland
Plaque unveiled to mark birth place of Harry Clarke, Irish stained glass artist & illustrator
Titanic timeline: Tracing the famous ship's creation and demise
Genealogy
