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 sad decline of traditional Gaeltacht practices
Could this be the oldest known video of Ireland?
On This Day: Edward Flanagan, the Irish founder of Boys Town, was born
This rare floral Irish baby girl’s name is the perfect choice for summer arrivals
American Irish Historical Society announces first annual golf outing and Irish celebration!
Irish adventure awaits at the 2025 Dublin Irish Festival in Dublin, Ohio
Oasis gives subtle nod to Irish roots on stage at first reunion show
Old hand-colored photos of Ireland’s heritage sites give glimpse into past
WATCH: Forgotten Ireland, captured on 16mm film 70 years ago
Most read
- 1 Irish comfort foods to whip up when you need a homestyle treat
- 2 Traditional Irish hearty vegetable soup recipe
- 3 Is there a proper way to drink a pint of Guinness? Or are the rules nonsense
- 4 Baileys Irish Cream and Irish whiskey cocktail recipe
- 5 WATCH: Amazing footage of Dublin’s Four Courts being rebuilt a century ago
- 6 When New York was Irish, in summers long ago
- 7 Old Head Golf Links in Kinsale wins Visit Cork 2024 Green Award
- 8 July 4th recipe for firecracker shrimp
- 9 Cork suspected cocaine seizure is Ireland's biggest drug bust of the year
History
On This Day: Samuel Beckett won a Nobel Prize for Literature in 1969
Yikes! Ahead of Halloween these vintage costumes still terrify
WATCH: Kennedy’s Irish homecoming, a defining moment of heritage and hope
These are some of the most haunted places in Ireland to visit
WATCH: A breathtaking look at Aran Island inhabitants nearly 100 years ago
Genealogy
