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.
Oliver Cromwell’s war crimes: The Sack of Wexford on this day in 1649
John F. Kennedy Gravesite reopens at Arlington National Cemetery
1943 - Navy Destroyer USS The Sullivans is commissioned
Richie Neal's Irish roots and American political career
New research reveals Irish explorer Tom Crean’s journey along America’s coast
Former US Vice President Mike Pence's strong Irish roots
Wiggins Patch Massacre - the savage murder of two Irish emigrants in Pennsylvania
O'Neills launch retro range of iconic GAA jerseys
What’s your favorite Irish name?
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
