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.
St. Patrick’s Breastplate: the prayer of Ireland's patron saint
These were the most popular names for babies born in Ireland last year
On This Day: John Holland, who designed the first submarine, is born in 1841
In Irish tradition, a Leap Year means the ladies get to propose!
Kildare village 'twinning' with Bruce Springsteen's New Jersey hometown
11 wedding ceremony readings by famous Irish writers
11 Irish baby names inspired by our favorite actors
On This Day: Roger Casement's body was exhumed to be re-interred in Dublin
On This Day: The first burial took place at Glasnevin Cemetery in 1832
Most read
- 1 Come home to the West: Discover Ireland differently on Limerick Greenway
- 2 Irish comfort foods to whip up when you need a homestyle treat
- 3 Traditional Irish hearty vegetable soup recipe
- 4 Is there a proper way to drink a pint of Guinness? Or are the rules nonsense
- 5 Baileys Irish Cream and Irish whiskey cocktail recipe
- 6 WATCH: Amazing footage of Dublin’s Four Courts being rebuilt a century ago
- 7 When New York was Irish, in summers long ago
- 8 Old Head Golf Links in Kinsale wins Visit Cork 2024 Green Award
- 9 July 4th recipe for firecracker shrimp
History
On This Day: The Irish Crown Jewels disappear from Dublin Castle in 1907
WATCH: An incredible tram ride through 1901 Belfast
WATCH: Irish dance of yesteryear, amazing historic footage
The Irish and Irish American signatories of the Declaration of Independence
175,000 new historical records released by Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland
Genealogy
