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.
TUNE IN: The magical Newgrange Winter Solstice 2021 live stream
Achill Oral Histories record the lives of this Mayo island people
All the traditional Irish recipes you'll need for Christmas dinner
Justice for Kerry man of 1895 who was executed for murder he didn't commit
On This Day: Irish woman shoots Benito Mussolini in the face
When a farmer discovered an ancient Bronze Age tomb on Dingle Peninsula
When Elizabeth Taylor brought a pet monkey to her Dublin hotel
The Irish roots of Anne Rice, the queen of vampire novels
WATCH: Rare footage documents life in 1920s Ireland
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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
