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 Irish man who tried to steal the British Crown Jewels
Ireland’s Mother’s Day traditions still stand apart
Emerald Magic! 20 baby names inspired by May’s beautiful birthstone
On This Day, 110 years ago Thomas MacDonagh, the Easter Rising leader, was executed
A young Antrim priest wrote “The Foggy Dew” in 1919 and signed it with a false name
How Irish folklore inspired the black cat superstition
Ireland's ancient Celtic festival of Bealtaine, a celebration of summer's arrival
This moving poem on death, adapted by Irish monks, offers quiet comfort
Public asked to shape future of Aughrim Battle site upgrade
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- 1 Why Queen Victoria became known as the Famine Queen and never shook the name (76 characters)
- 2 What to do when you touch down in Ireland
- 3 Bronx man adopted from Dublin at birth finds his Irish family after 63 years
- 4 Arthur Guinness was a servant who turned £100 into the world's most famous stout
- 5 Leonard Cohen's haunting take on Kevin Barry still stops Irish listeners cold
- 6 The apostrophe in Irish names tells a story technology is erasing
- 7 Where are you from? Find out using these Irish surname maps
- 8 What does it mean to be Irish in America right now?
- 9 The forgotten 1925 famine that Ireland's new government denied was happening
History
What does it mean to be Irish in America right now?
Nixon won the White House on this day in 1968 and later trashed the Irish on tape
WATCH: Rare 1940 film captures Dublin trams, Nelson’s Pillar and a packed Croke Park
JFK's Irish tweed hat from Éamon de Valera heads to auction
Mayo’s starving walked 15 miles for food and were told to wait until lunch was over
Genealogy
