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 you should know about the Celtic symbol for strength
All the pubs in Ireland used to be closed on St. Patrick’s Day
WATCH: Short film reveals the terrible history of 'No Irish Need Apply'
Where does the expression “the luck of the Irish” come from?
Fun facts about St. Patrick's Day
Presidents with Irish roots honored on President's Day
Boston's first Irish cop faced widespread prejudice when he was appointed in 1851
Why is St. Patrick's Day celebrated on March 17?
The ancient Irish baby girl name so rare it doesn’t make the charts
Most read
- 1 What you should know about Bronwyn Fitzsimons, Maureen O’Hara’s daughter
- 2 WATCH: These epic Irish dancing fails are absolutely hilarious
- 3 Police learn where Glen Hansard spent final hours between Wren’s Nest and fatal crash
- 4 The top Irish filming locations from "The Banshees of Inisherin"
- 5 Ireland's most popular counties and their top attractions
- 6 Irish politicians trying to ensure Trump stays away from parliament – and a Connolly clash
- 7 The ginormous legacy – and modest fortune – Glen Hansard leaves behind
- 8 First transatlantic flight ended with a crash-landing in a Galway bog
- 9 WATCH: Archive footage of a conversation with an Irish gravedigger from 1971
History
When the Blasket Islanders were evacuated to mainland in 1953
On This Day: Thomas Francis Meagher, the greatest Irishman in American history, was born
On This Day: Easter Rising rebel Sir Roger Casement was executed in Britain
First transatlantic flight ended with a crash-landing in a Galway bog
WATCH: Poignant short Irish film shows the reality of living in rural Ireland in 1974
Genealogy
