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.
Who is Michelle Obama? And does she have Irish roots?
When the American dream tragically failed my grandparents
Jim Dwyer on the Irish roots and soul of John Steinbeck
Ireland to have its first Halloween full moon in 20 years
Joe Biden's love letter to his Irish roots revealed
Genealogy research reunites long-lost brothers after 85 years
Kilkenny unveils memorial to one of the youngest military casualties of World War I
The Irishman who sailed to America with Christopher Columbus
The Irishman who claims to have saved Adolf Hitler’s life
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
WATCH: Here’s what the fall fashion was like in 1962 Dublin
What is Ogham? A look at the ancient Irish alphabet
The "Bad Bridgets" - forgotten Famine era single pregnant women who fled to America
4,000-year-old gold necklace recovered from dumpster
The men onboard the Titanic who gave up their lives to save women and children
Genealogy
