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.
No guns for the IRA? No problem!
Harry Connick Jr. Irish roots revealed and he thinks they are "so cool"
Why one Spanish region stormed the British Consul General during Irish War of Independence
Eamon De Valera and the Kansas city bandit queen
Michael Collins' close call - his escape across a Dublin rooftop
Irish Australian outlaw Ned Kelly's famous armor
Why has there only been two Catholic US Presidents - JFK and Joe Biden?
How was Newgrange built? Archaeologists long boat discovery could shed some light
Richard Nixon's connection to a small town in County Kildare
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- 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