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.
An Cailleach - the Irish goddess of the winter and following her trail in Ireland
Irish American first name voted scientifically “most beautiful”
On This Day: Easter Rising hero Padraig Pearse born in 1879
On This Day: John F. Kennedy declared winner of 1960 US Presidential Election
The Irish hands that built the Empire State Building
On This Day: IRA bomb attack in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, 12 killed
On This Day: Irish troops killed in the Niemba massacre in Congo
Mick the Miller: The most successful greyhound of all time
Guy Fawkes was killed trying to restore a Catholic to British throne
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
History
On This Day: George Brent, the Irish rebel turned Hollywood star, was born in 1904
We need more Lilys - Celebrating the strength of a gentle Irish grandmother
Where is the oldest St. Patrick's Day celebration in the world?
The Irishman who designed the Academy’s statuette and won 11 Oscars
Facts about St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City
Genealogy
