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 an elephant named Cindy came to be memorialized in Co Roscommon
On the anniversary of the 1798 rebellion we remember the Irish rebel, Betsy Gray
Illegally adopted Irish woman finally finds birth parents thanks to DNA testing
Scientists investigating authenticity of message in bottle from French girl drowned on the Titanic
History awaits you as Ireland reopens this summer, get inspired
John F. Kennedy’s 60th inauguration anniversary honored with Irish Euro note
5 discoveries and inventions you never knew were made by the Irish
Claddagh Records relaunched as part of Universal Music
When John F. Kennedy’s ancestor's house was discovered in Co Limerick
Most read
- 1 WATCH: Thousands used to flock Tipperary bone-setter's healing hands
- 2 Cornelius Ryan, the Irish D-Day reporter who re-invented journalism
- 3 The important Irish American news stories that made history
- 4 "The whole thing was completely out of control" - Passenger describes Dublin to Ibiza flight hell
- 5 Odds reveal three favourites for 2026 Rose of Tralee
- 6 Tuam excavation: Remains of more than 20 coffined infants recovered
- 7 Psychiatric evaluation ordered for man charged after serious assault in Co Waterford church
- 8 Derry designer announces major Dior fashion show in Dublin
- 9 Billionaire Peter Thiel's group takes legal action over axed Powerscourt conference
History
250th Anniversary of America: Recognizing the Irish and New Jersey
Cornelius Ryan, the Irish D-Day reporter who re-invented journalism
Wicklow's Military Road, built to capture a rebel captain
How Bram Stoker’s “Dracula” was linked to Sligo’s cholera outbreak
WATCH: Thousands used to flock Tipperary bone-setter's healing hands
Genealogy
