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.
On This Day: Hurricane Charley blows into Ireland in 1986
The disturbing origins of the Irish Famine term “take the soup”
Irish traditional music remains Ireland's most enduring and defining product
On This Day: Brian Keenan released by Shi’ite militiamen in 1990
Former NFL placekicker sets sights on All-Ireland appearance with New York
This Canadian island is home to a huge collection of Irish dry stone walls
Pittsburgh Irish Festival countdown - your guide on what not to miss
Irish population was in serious decline before the Vikings arrived
Evidence shows man who shot Michael Collins met him before ambush
Most read
- 1 On This Day: Ernest Ball, composer of "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling," was born
- 2 New York Irish community mourns the passing of activist Kathleen Walsh D'Arcy
- 3 Why I absolutey need a Memory Boom: Preserving memories matters!
- 4 Tuam excavation: Remains of more than 20 coffined infants recovered
- 5 Psychiatric evaluation ordered for man charged after serious assault in Co Waterford church
- 6 Derry designer announces major Dior fashion show in Dublin
- 7 "The whole thing was completely out of control" - Passenger describes Dublin to Ibiza flight hell
- 8 Top ten most interesting facts about County Waterford
- 9 Odds reveal three favourites for 2026 Rose of Tralee
History
On This Day: Ernest Ball, composer of "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling," was born
“We choose to go to the moon” - Recalling JFK’s speech on anniversary of the moon landing
On This Day: IRA bombs in London kill 11 people, seven horses in 1982
On This Day: Muhammad Ali fights Al "Blue" Lewis at Dublin's Croke Park
Eliza O'Conor Sloane: Uncovering hidden women's history
Genealogy
