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: John F. Kennedy was inaugurated as President of the United States
On This Day: Cork-born venerable Mary Aikenhead born in 1787
The Irish American gangster whose family rose from Chicago's ashes
Two spots in Tehran, Iran pay homage to Bobby Sands
WATCH: Newsreel of William T. Cosgrave's 1928 visit to the US and Canada
Behind the Irish name: Mairead, the once popular name on the verge of extinction
Traditional Irish wakes called for drinks, pranks, games, and songs
The traditional role of pubs in Irish funerals
Possibilities, opportunities and hope – Irish rainbow blessings
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- 1 WIN a trip to Ireland by sharing your love letter to the Emerald Isle with us!
- 2 On This Day: Irish American Bruce Springsteen was "born in the USA"
- 3 Two Irish favorites combine in this delicious apple and Jameson tart recipe
- 4 The top five places to visit in County Tipperary
- 5 On This Day: Celebrated Irish artist Robert Ballagh was born in 1943
- 6 Tracing your Irish ancestry - The Brennan Clan
- 7 On This Day: "Typhoid" Mary Mallon was born in Co Tyrone
- 8 Fall into autumn with this Bramley apple strudel recipe from Bord Bia
- 9 All about the Irish surname O'Hara
History
On This Day: Ireland's Easter Rising begins in 1916
Five surprising facts about some of the 1916 Easter Rising leaders
Fascinated by the 1916 Easter Rising? Check out these Dublin rebel museums
On This Day: Brian Boru, legendary High King of Ireland, died in 1014
The Irish nun who nursed Pope Francis as a baby in Buenos Aires
Genealogy
