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.
Celebrate Arbor Day by planting an Irish Heritage Tree
How three brave sisters defended their family’s home in the Irish Land War
Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins passes away aged 90
Graphic illustrations reveal “The Truth Behind the Irish Famine” in new book
Lord Haw Haw: Hitler's infamous Irishman hanged for treason
The first casualties of the 1916 Rising took place far from Dublin
"Ambitious” digitization of Tipperary's Famine-era records underway
Play your part on Earth Day by planting an Irish Heritage Tree
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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
The men onboard the Titanic who gave up their lives to save women and children
Ancient Sheela na Gigs, Irish statues of women exposing themselves, explained
Strong Irish women – world leader in the insect world “Madam Dragonfly”
On This Day: Harry Clarke, stained glass artist, is born in Dublin
The intersection of Saint Patrick and paganism in Ireland
Genealogy