
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.

What miracles did St. Patrick perform?
On This Day: George Brent, the Irish rebel turned Hollywood star, was born in 1904
WATCH: Short film from 1910 proves the Irish emigrant's tale is timeless
Honoring the legacy of Ireland's Great Hunger Museum
Where is the oldest St. Patrick's Day celebration in the world?
This new twist on an old-fashioned Irish boy's name is rising in popularity
The history of the St. Patrick's Day shamrock ceremony at the White House
St. Patrick's real name was actually Maewyn Succat
A St. Patrick's Day public service announcement - It's "Paddy, Not Patty"!
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- 1 Irish comfort foods to whip up when you need a homestyle treat
- 2 Traditional Irish hearty vegetable soup recipe
- 3 Is there a proper way to drink a pint of Guinness? Or are the rules nonsense
- 4 Baileys Irish Cream and Irish whiskey cocktail recipe
- 5 WATCH: Amazing footage of Dublin’s Four Courts being rebuilt a century ago
- 6 When New York was Irish, in summers long ago
- 7 Old Head Golf Links in Kinsale wins Visit Cork 2024 Green Award
- 8 July 4th recipe for firecracker shrimp
- 9 Cork suspected cocaine seizure is Ireland's biggest drug bust of the year
History

History of the beloved "Song for Ireland"
Éamon de Valera - the Irish Machiavelli who destroyed Michael Collins
On This Day: One-fifth of Ireland attends Michael Collins's funeral in Dublin
WATCH: Dr Jeremiah Lane: Ireland’s “oldest GP” practiced medicine into his late 90s
Irish author remembered today on "The Duchess Who Wasn't" Day
Genealogy
