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.
Where the Black Irish really came from and no, it wasn’t the Spanish Armada
The English land agent who inspired the "boycott" in 19th-century Ireland
Lock of Michael Collins' hair sells at auction for over $23k
The fascinating history of Cobh in Co Cork
Britain’s original Kings were Irish Celts
“No Irish Need Apply” signs existed despite denials, high schooler proved
Join in on the craic of St. Patrick's Festival by tuning into SPF TV anywhere in the world
Why we’re proud to be Irish on St. Patrick’s Day
How to find out where your ancestors lived in Ireland
Most read
- 1 Experiencing Titanic's last port of call in Cobh, Ireland
- 2 What did the Titanic passengers eat?
- 3 On This Day: Irish woman shoots Benito Mussolini in the face
- 4 How the 1916 Easter Rising gave way to Ireland's War of Independence
- 5 On This Day: The maker of the Model T, Henry Ford passed away
- 6 On This Day: WWII's Belfast Blitz begins, bringing horrendous losses
- 7 James Connolly and the fire of the Easter Rising
- 8 Five surprising facts about some of the 1916 Easter Rising leaders
- 9 Lions, luxury and living history - explore the epic Fota Island, off Cork
History
Red wine in Georgian Dublin: it's healing and detrimental effects
What did the Titanic passengers eat?
Five surprising facts about some of the 1916 Easter Rising leaders
WATCH: 75 years after, an eye-witness to the 1916 Easter Rising tells her story
Douglas Hyde, Ireland’s poet president who helped save the Irish language
Genealogy
