
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.

The death of this rebel-on-the-run marked the start of five weeks of British terror in Ireland
National Family History Month: A County Clare family reunion – a hooley any Irish family would cherish
Campaign to commemorate wife of Irish rebel buried in Staten Island
Top ten terrifying secrets to know about Halloween in Ireland
Grieving bride visits Irish American fiancé’s grave on their would-be wedding day
IrishCentral hosts The Genealogy Event NYC celebrating Irish history and heritage
National Family History Month: Our surprising adventures chasing ancestors in Ireland
Bridget Cleary, "the last witch burned in Ireland"
Irish America’s tumultuous history and today’s heart-wrenching immigrant crisis
Most read
- 1 Irish comfort foods to whip up when you need a homestyle treat
- 2 Traditional Irish hearty vegetable soup recipe
- 3 Is there a proper way to drink a pint of Guinness? Or are the rules nonsense
- 4 Baileys Irish Cream and Irish whiskey cocktail recipe
- 5 WATCH: Amazing footage of Dublin’s Four Courts being rebuilt a century ago
- 6 When New York was Irish, in summers long ago
- 7 Old Head Golf Links in Kinsale wins Visit Cork 2024 Green Award
- 8 July 4th recipe for firecracker shrimp
- 9 Cork suspected cocaine seizure is Ireland's biggest drug bust of the year
History

On This Day: One-fifth of Ireland attends Michael Collins's funeral in Dublin
WATCH: Dr Jeremiah Lane: Ireland’s “oldest GP” practiced medicine into his late 90s
Irish author remembered today on "The Duchess Who Wasn't" Day
Royal roots unearthed: Queen Elizabeth’s lineage traces back to Brian Boru
The Troubles remembered: 3,500 lives lost and its lingering echoes
Genealogy
