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.
Do you know who invented St. Patrick's Day? Not many people do
Was St. Patrick a slave trader and tax collector?
Here’s how many people in the US claim Irish ancestry - are you one of them?
My mother’s emigrant heart: A story of immigration
This St. Patrick’s Day, take an online course in Irish sean-nós singing
Share your story! What does St. Patrick's Day mean to you?
GIVEAWAY: Win a bespoke Celtic hamper from Moon Mná
Irish people should follow St. Brigid, not just St. Patrick
Irish maids in New York were subject to a racist slur in the 19th century
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- 1 Silly Irish jokes that are sure to make you laugh!
- 2 Irish blessings and prayers for funerals
- 3 An Irish twist on a winning comfort food - bangers and mash
- 4 Traditional Irish recipes for a taste of home
- 5 On This Day: The fiercest blizzard of the 'Big Snow' of 1947 hit Ireland
- 6 Symbol of Ireland: the Irish harp's sweet music and myth
- 7 How the heroic Irish won the American Revolution
- 8 Why Ireland should be your must-visit food destination in 2026
- 9 The Irishman who discovered South Pass and the Oregon Trail
History
On This Day: Harry Clarke, stained glass artist, is born in Dublin
The intersection of Saint Patrick and paganism in Ireland
St. Patrick’s Breastplate: the prayer of Ireland's patron saint
St. Patrick’s Day on Achill Island - a day unlike any other
WATCH: Irish Colleens mark St. Patrick's Day more than a century ago
Genealogy
