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 forgotten righteous Jew who saved thousands of Irish lives during the famine
Murders show savagery of day-to-day life during Great Hunger
Monaghan census records from the 1500s go online
500 child skeletons in workhouse mass grave tell of Great Hunger struggles
On This Day: A Famine ship carrying my Irish ancestors arrives in New York City in 1847
Castles to rent in Ireland for a fairy tale vacation
A look at New York City's oldest Irish pub, McSorley's
Irish artist brings historical photographs to life with state-of-the-art technology
Connect with Bronze Age Ireland with Irish Heritage Tree
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 Tuam excavation: Remains of more than 20 coffined infants recovered
- 4 Psychiatric evaluation ordered for man charged after serious assault in Co Waterford church
- 5 "The whole thing was completely out of control" - Passenger describes Dublin to Ibiza flight hell
- 6 Derry designer announces major Dior fashion show in Dublin
- 7 Odds reveal three favourites for 2026 Rose of Tralee
- 8 Top ten most interesting facts about County Waterford
- 9 Billionaire Peter Thiel's group takes legal action over axed Powerscourt conference
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
