
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.

Why JFK did not kiss Pope Paul VI's papal ring in 1963
40,000 Irish fought for the Confederate Army in the US Civil War
Family history, family mystery - where did my Irish great-grandfather end up?
Irish woman appalled family have been mispronouncing their child's Irish name
WATCH: Incredible remastered footage of Michael Collins in color
John F. Kennedy, Jr: facts about the president's son
The most famous redheads in the world
Irish authors and writers you should know, from James Joyce to Oscar Wilde
Meet Kate Tyrrell, the first Irish woman to be a ship’s sea captain
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- 1 Discover where nature meets heritage with CIE Tours' NEW Ireland Walking & Hiking tours
- 2 Irish comfort foods to whip up when you need a homestyle treat
- 3 Traditional Irish hearty vegetable soup recipe
- 4 Is there a proper way to drink a pint of Guinness? Or are the rules nonsense
- 5 Baileys Irish Cream and Irish whiskey cocktail recipe
- 6 WATCH: Amazing footage of Dublin’s Four Courts being rebuilt a century ago
- 7 When New York was Irish, in summers long ago
- 8 Old Head Golf Links in Kinsale wins Visit Cork 2024 Green Award
- 9 July 4th recipe for firecracker shrimp
History

An Irish nun's friendship with Princess Diana
On This Day: Irish American hero Thomas Francis Meagher died in 1867
WIN a private walking tour of Dublin's Georgian architecture with lunch at the Merrion Hotel
WATCH: Incredible US footage of 1920s Ireland colorized
WATCH: Amazing footage of Dublin’s Four Courts being rebuilt a century ago
Genealogy
