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.
You know you're Irish at Christmas if...
Doc Dalton: How discovering I was Irish changed my life
Memoir of Irish Australian cellist who refused to play Rule Britannia is Book of the Month
Irish 96-year-old twins who married cousins are still best friends
Young JFK called Hitler "stuff of which legends are made" in old diary
Did your Irish relative serve in World War II? This group wants to hear from you
On This Day: President John F. Kennedy is laid to rest
Happy birthday, John F Kennedy Jr - what you should know about JFK’s son
On This Day: Jack Ruby shoots JFK assassin Lee Harvey Oswald
Most read
- 1 Rejected by Ireland and misunderstood by America, one Irish American tells his story
- 2 Your complete guide to Irish passport and citizenship through descent
- 3 Forty-six years ago today Muhammad Ali defeated Leon Spinks, fueled by Irish pride
- 4 “Who speaks properly?” Belfast toddler puts her parents' accents to the test
- 5 Irish American Hollywood star Grace Kelly remembered on anniversary of her death
- 6 Ireland’s most-visited heritage sites in 2023, from castles to monuments to gardens
- 7 Is Biden an Irish name?
- 8 The Joyce clan of Galway, from Norman settlers to creators of the beloved Claddagh ring
- 9 Inspiring Irish and Irish American quotes
History
Forty-six years ago today Muhammad Ali defeated Leon Spinks, fueled by Irish pride
How an Irish maid saved Emily Dickinson's poetry
Help trace the story of the Baron of Broadway, the Irishman who made and lost fortunes
From Spanish Armada to World War II, explore the Wild Atlantic Way's sunken ships
Irish American Hollywood star Grace Kelly remembered on anniversary of her death
Genealogy
