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.
WATCH: Nollaig na mBan event celebrating the Irish goddesses
The Custom House Visitor Centre officially opens its doors in Dublin city
Dublin day out: The Custom House role in Ireland's War of Independence
On This Day: A bronze life-size statue of Fungie the Dolphin unveiled in Dingle
Brother of key Irish Famine museum supporter backs re-opening
The Irish ancestry of Claire Cronin, US Ambassador to Ireland
Myths and legends from Ireland’s five longest rivers
Britain's greatest flying ace in World War II was an Irishman
The Irish legend of the Leprechaun remembered
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- 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
