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 most Irish towns in New York
Dublin family reunion after 54-year-old American woman discovers she's Irish
On This Day: An IRA bomb kills five people in Brighton in 1984
Beloved actress Angela Lansbury, who was an Irish citizen, has died
Irish healing sweathouse discovered in Famine-era Australia archaelogical dig
Carrying on the tradition of lighting gas streetlamps in the Phoenix Park
Irish ancestry unearthed - every census since 1926 online
The O'Neills - Everything you need to know about the Irish family name
Where does the phrase “the luck of the Irish” come from?
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
