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.
O’Dowds to O’Connells - Irish certainly have a way with names
The “Son of Sam” Summer and the Irish cop who caught the NY serial killer
Famous baseball player finds out who Irish parents were
All about visitor’s Irish clan names in Spiddal, Connemara
National Famine Commemoration Day marked by the president today in Co. Cork
Are you of Irish descent? Connect with your ancestors’ place of origin in Ireland today
How Montserrat’s slave rebellion and St. Patrick’s Day are celebrated together
"Tough, lucky and a drinker" - Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson delighted to learn he has Irish roots
Winston Churchill was responsible by inaction for tragic Lusitania sinking
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- 1 Rejected by Ireland and misunderstood by America, one Irish American tells his story
- 2 Your complete guide to Irish passport and citizenship through descent
- 3 “Who speaks properly?” Belfast toddler puts her parents' accents to the test
- 4 Irish American Hollywood star Grace Kelly remembered on anniversary of her death
- 5 Ireland’s most-visited heritage sites in 2023, from castles to monuments to gardens
- 6 The Joyce clan of Galway, from Norman settlers to creators of the beloved Claddagh ring
- 7 Donald Trump at Doonbeg: what’s happening on the final day of his visit
- 8 A nine-month journey for the Irish soul you haven't quite met yet
- 9 From Spanish Armada to World War II, explore the Wild Atlantic Way's sunken ships
History
From Spanish Armada to World War II, explore the Wild Atlantic Way's sunken ships
Irish American Hollywood star Grace Kelly remembered on anniversary of her death
The Joyce clan of Galway, from Norman settlers to creators of the beloved Claddagh ring
On This Day: John Barry, the Irish "Father of the American Navy," dies in 1803
Expert Irish genealogy group publishes new guide to Irish Civil Registration
Genealogy
