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.
The most dreadful mistakes people make while making Irish tea
On This Day: Iconic Irish writer James Joyce died in Switzerland in 1941
EVENT: This weekend "Remembering Bloody Sunday 50 Years Ago" with special guest
On This Day: Daniel O'Connell made his first speech opposing Union with England
How many days until St. Patrick's Day?
Traditional Irish wakes called for drinks, pranks, games, and songs
Irish-American woman reveals how Irish pub owner saved father's life
WATCH: Take a look at Éamon de Valera's restored 1947 Presidential Limousine
The ancient stone circles and dolmens scattered across Ireland
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History
Were Ireland’s Viking invaders high on hallucinogenic herbal tea?
Where is the oldest St. Patrick's Day celebration in the world?
On This Day: Ronald Reagan was sworn in as 40th President of the USA
On This Day: Irish revolutionary Kevin Barry was born in 1902
On This Day: John F. Kennedy was inaugurated as President of the United States
Genealogy
More Irish family records become available online for free
Ancestors in Cork? New online records lets you find their graves
On This Day: Ernest Shackleton, Irish Antarctic explorer, died in 1922
The Irish ancestry of Claire Cronin US ambassador to Ireland
