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.
Controversies that have surrounded the St. Patrick’s Day parade in New York
The Irishmen in George Washington's army
British comedian reveals his Irish passport “will be arriving shortly”
Irish handiwork - 115 years of New York City subway construction revealed in new exhibition
Canon James McFadden – Donegal priest fighting against injustice
Robert Emmet and Sarah Curran - a grave mystery
The African American abolitionists who visited Ireland in the 1800s
One third of Irish people believe Leprechauns exist
The search for grave of Irish patriot Robert Emmet documented with new photo collection
Most read
- 1 The unbreakable rules of growing up in an Irish household
- 2 Lughnasa - How to celebrate the ancient Celtic festival
- 3 The pros and cons of marrying an Irishman
- 4 Five things you didn't know about the Cliffs of Moher
- 5 Exploring Ireland's Gaeltachts: A revival of the Irish language
- 6 Traditional Irish recipes to make your summer fresh and tasty
- 7 On This Day: Five killed in Miami Showband Massacre in Co Down in 1975
- 8 Emotional footage shows Glen Hansard’s final gig just hours before fatal crash
- 9 WATCH: Experience the majestic Atlantic Skellig coast in South Kerry
History
Lughnasa - How to celebrate the ancient Celtic festival
Cork-born Mother Jones, the "most dangerous woman in America," inspired James Connolly
On this day in 1915, Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa was laid to rest in Dublin, igniting a revolution
From St. Swithin's Day to Lughnasa - ancient Irish summer days of note
History of Irish emigration: its tragedies and what we should embrace and celebrate
Genealogy
