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.
Ireland takes fairies more seriously than you might think
Ulysses S. Grant, the first US president to ever visit Ireland, died on this day in 1885
The ten worst times to have lived in Ireland
On this day: Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan "accidentally" flies to Dublin instead of California
On This Day: IRA and British called a truce in the War of Independence in 1921
New book explores murder of Irish priest by KKK in 1920s Alabama
A deluxe corned beef hash recipe
Could you stand to inherit a Northern Irish woman’s unclaimed estate?
Are the Celts one of the ten lost tribes of Israel?
Most read
- 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
