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 real-life “Jaws” - New Jersey shark attacks in 1916
Dublin Magdalene Laundry closed in 1996 could be a museum to women and children who suffered
Tickets now available to discover your history at The Genealogy Event in New York
Exciting new documentary on Irish rebel Seán Mac Diarmada available to view for free
Irish dancer Bridget Oei named runner-up in Miss America 2018 pageant
Why this British actor chose to raise his children around "Irish wit and humanity"
A second hand pair of trousers and two Popes
Was this Irish spy the inspiration for James Bond’s ‘M?’
Remarkable Lusitania deck chair salvaged by Blasket islanders could go on display
Most read
- 1 Silly Irish jokes that are sure to make you laugh!
- 2 Irish blessings and prayers for funerals
- 3 An Irish twist on a winning comfort food - bangers and mash
- 4 Traditional Irish recipes for a taste of home
- 5 On This Day: The fiercest blizzard of the 'Big Snow' of 1947 hit Ireland
- 6 Symbol of Ireland: the Irish harp's sweet music and myth
- 7 How the heroic Irish won the American Revolution
- 8 Why Ireland should be your must-visit food destination in 2026
- 9 The Irishman who discovered South Pass and the Oregon Trail
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