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.
How Woodrow Wilson deceived Irish America over 1916, ignored Casement’s execution
The fascinating jobs that no longer exist – revealed by Ireland’s 1926 Census
The Irish hands that built the Empire State Building
The poetry of Irish sayings and phrases
Woman slammed for her controversial pronunciation of popular Irish baby name
A look at Ireland a century ago - 1926 Census goes online for the first time
World Heritage Day: UNESCO sites and culture around the island of Ireland
On This Day: Carpathia arrives in New York with hundreds of Titanic survivors
Irish language names among the most popular for Northern Ireland's babies last year
Most read
- 1 The best towns to visit along Ireland's Wild Atlantic Way
- 2 "Galway Bay" - the mystery man who wrote the classic song
- 3 The story behind Ireland's favorite song, "Zombie" by The Cranberries
- 4 What is Ireland’s favorite funeral song?
- 5 On This Day: Forgotten Cork rebel Thomas Kent was executed after the Easter Rising
- 6 Delicious Irish Guinness porter cake recipe
- 7 Rediscovering Mammy’s buns: The classic Irish sweet treat you’ll love to bake
- 8 A journey over the Caha Mountains of the Beara Peninsula makes for unforgettable memories
- 9 On This Day: Éamonn Ceannt, piper turned Easter Rising rebel, died for Ireland
History
On This Day: Forgotten Cork rebel Thomas Kent was executed after the Easter Rising
The Irish man who tried to steal the British Crown Jewels
"Galway Bay" - the mystery man who wrote the classic song
On This Day: Éamonn Ceannt, piper turned Easter Rising rebel, died for Ireland
Ireland’s Mother’s Day traditions still stand apart
Genealogy