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.
Remarkable life stories from my grandmother's family in post-Famine Ireland
What was the original color associated with St. Patrick?
What miracles did St. Patrick perform?
Did St. Patrick really banish all the snakes from Ireland?
Irish Mother's Day: Ten things you’ll hear an Irish mammy say
JFK's words remind us of the true meaning of St. Patrick's Day
The surprising reason JFK Jr found himself at a funeral in County Laois
New Irish stamps celebrate women leading in healthcare
The Irish American who invented green beer for St. Patrick's Day
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- 4 The top Irish filming locations from "The Banshees of Inisherin"
- 5 Ireland's most popular counties and their top attractions
- 6 Irish politicians trying to ensure Trump stays away from parliament – and a Connolly clash
- 7 The ginormous legacy – and modest fortune – Glen Hansard leaves behind
- 8 First transatlantic flight ended with a crash-landing in a Galway bog
- 9 WATCH: Archive footage of a conversation with an Irish gravedigger from 1971
History
When the Blasket Islanders were evacuated to mainland in 1953
On This Day: Thomas Francis Meagher, the greatest Irishman in American history, was born
On This Day: Easter Rising rebel Sir Roger Casement was executed in Britain
First transatlantic flight ended with a crash-landing in a Galway bog
WATCH: Poignant short Irish film shows the reality of living in rural Ireland in 1974
Genealogy
