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.
This week in history: JFK signs the nuclear test ban treaty in 1963
Melissa McCarthy channels her Irish roots in ‘The Kitchen’
Irish baby names become top choice in Hollywood
On This Day: The Ulster Covenant is signed in 1912
An Irish Mammy, the luck of the Irish, and the Beatles
On this day: First NYPD cop to die in the line of duty was an Irish immigrant
On this day: Sept 21, 1941 John F. Kennedy enters the US Navy
Irish genealogy experts partially trace Robert De Niro’s Irish roots
Irish genealogy breakthrough as more of Boston's Catholic records go online
Most read
- 1 The unbreakable rules of growing up in an Irish household
- 2 The pros and cons of marrying an Irishman
- 3 Five things you didn't know about the Cliffs of Moher
- 4 Exploring Ireland's Gaeltachts: A revival of the Irish language
- 5 Traditional Irish recipes to make your summer fresh and tasty
- 6 On This Day: Five killed in Miami Showband Massacre in Co Down in 1975
- 7 Emotional footage shows Glen Hansard’s final gig just hours before fatal crash
- 8 WATCH: Experience the majestic Atlantic Skellig coast in South Kerry
- 9 Ireland unveils new tourism strategy to boost visitor spending through 2029
History
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
On This Day: Henry Ford was born in Detroit
Genealogy
