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.
Sir John Gorman: Co Tyrone WWII hero's brave actions against the Germans
Did you know these surnames are Irish?
Find out the meaning behind your Irish surname - Part II
Barefoot and brave - Cork's 1890 All-Ireland hurling rebels
Find out the meaning behind your Irish surname - Part I
How Theodore Roosevelt made Irish hero Cúchulainn popular again
The rare unisex Irish baby name that’s perfect for autumn
The contribution of Irish labor in the US following the Great Famine
Where are you from? Find out using these Irish surname maps
Most read
- 1 Irish comfort foods to whip up when you need a homestyle treat
- 2 Traditional Irish hearty vegetable soup recipe
- 3 Is there a proper way to drink a pint of Guinness? Or are the rules nonsense
- 4 Baileys Irish Cream and Irish whiskey cocktail recipe
- 5 WATCH: Amazing footage of Dublin’s Four Courts being rebuilt a century ago
- 6 When New York was Irish, in summers long ago
- 7 Old Head Golf Links in Kinsale wins Visit Cork 2024 Green Award
- 8 July 4th recipe for firecracker shrimp
- 9 Cork suspected cocaine seizure is Ireland's biggest drug bust of the year
History
Fostering children was huge in ancient Ireland 2,500 years ago
Myths and legends from Ireland’s five longest rivers
The truth about the "Nine Famous Irishmen" myth - It’s fake news mostly
LISTEN: “That Beats Banagher!” - James Scully and Mark Boylan on Irish Stew Podcast
Equal rights for women in ancient Ireland
Genealogy