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.
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St. James’s Hospital Dublin's history as a workhouse for destitute beggars
Ancient Irish wedding traditions you may not know about
This Irish colcannon and thyme soup recipe will hit the spot
The origins and history of the surname MacCarthy
Bruce Springsteen and his proud County Kildare heritage
How did Ireland come to be called the Emerald Isle?
Why do Irish Americans still identify as Irish?
Old hand-colored photos of Ireland’s heritage sites give glimpse into past
Most read
- 1 “We choose to go to the moon” - Recalling JFK’s speech on anniversary of the moon landing
- 2 Brits can’t get enough of Hurling on BBC as Limerick seal All-Ireland final
- 3 Taoiseach congratulates new British Prime Minister
- 4 "Tracing Forward" - New geneaology resource to find living Irish relatives
- 5 Paul Mescal gets sweet shout-out on Gracie Abrams' new album
- 6 Ireland to invest €4 million for Women in Sport
- 7 Morris County St. Patrick's Day Parade names Trish O'Keefe as 2027 Grand Marshal
- 8 Binsí Comhrá: 'Irish conversation benches' launching at OPW locations
- 9 Irish American org AOH re-elects National President, adopts advocacy agenda
History
“We choose to go to the moon” - Recalling JFK’s famous speech on anniversary of the moon landing
On This Day: IRA bombs in London kill 11 people, seven horses in 1982
On This Day: Muhammad Ali fights Al "Blue" Lewis at Dublin's Croke Park
Eliza O'Conor Sloane: Uncovering hidden women's history
The Irish Americans who built Special Education in America
Genealogy
