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.
What is Ogham? A look at the ancient Irish alphabet
4,000-year-old gold necklace recovered from dumpster
The 50 most popular Irish baby boy names – and what they mean
Ancient Sheela na Gigs, Irish statues of women exposing themselves, explained
How a bike ride led to the 100 year legacy of Hanna Hats
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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
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History
When the Blasket Islanders were evacuated to mainland in 1953
On This Day: Thomas Francis Meagher, the greatest Irishman in American history, was born
On This Day: Easter Rising rebel Sir Roger Casement was executed in Britain
First transatlantic flight ended with a crash-landing in a Galway bog
WATCH: Poignant short Irish film shows the reality of living in rural Ireland in 1974
Genealogy