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.
Happy Birthday, Bono! Celebrate with U2's best songs
The Irish man who tried to steal the British Crown Jewels
Ireland’s Mother’s Day traditions still stand apart
Emerald Magic! 20 baby names inspired by May’s beautiful birthstone
On This Day, 110 years ago Thomas MacDonagh, the Easter Rising leader, was executed
Celebrating the beloved song "The Foggy Dew" and its history
How Irish folklore inspired the black cat superstition
Ireland's ancient Celtic festival of Bealtaine, a celebration of summer's arrival
This moving poem on death, adapted by Irish monks, offers quiet comfort
Most read
- 1 A real-life horror story of the Irish cannibal who terrorized Australia
- 2 How big is Ireland? The answer might surprise you!
- 3 Irish Genealogy website offers free access to decades of birth, marriage and death records
- 4 Ireland's most breathtaking natural wonders that deserve a spot on your travel list
- 5 How a Norman knight's bloodline became one of Ireland's most common surnames
- 6 How US textbooks fail to teach the real story of the Irish Famine
- 7 Homemade blackberry jam and custard donuts bring back a taste of Irish summer
- 8 These Baileys Irish cream cheese swirl brownies are pure indulgence
- 9 Trump's whirlwind Ireland visit will mix diplomacy, protests and golf
History
How Daniel O'Connell became Ireland's Great Emancipator and won Catholic rights
Irish Genealogy website offers free access to decades of birth, marriage and death records
How US textbooks fail to teach the real story of the Irish Famine
How a Norman knight's bloodline became one of Ireland's most common surnames
The dark secrets behind the Kennedy family's Camelot image
Genealogy
