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.
The 14 Tribes of Galway
A COVID 2020 poem - A Dublin night before Christmas
It's never been easier to explore your family’s Irish roots and history
The Canadian island with Irish accents
Last chance to plant your Irish family's roots in Ireland for Christmas
Irish names creep in to United Kingdom’s most popular baby names list
Christmas Message to the Diaspora from President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins
Did Ireland’s favorite folklore character the leprechaun really originate in Italy?
Major new ancient discovery as important as Stonehenge made thanks to Irish heatwave
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
