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.
From the Great Blasket to America - a memoir of the longest surviving islander
“Your father has gone to look after Patrick:” How JFK Jr and Caroline’s nanny broke news of JFK’s death
Dublin's Shelbourne Hotel has witnessed key events in Ireland's history
Churchill wanted Irish bombed from the air, refused Michael Collins' plea
Test yourself with these top census statistics, facts and figures about Ireland
Ireland's top archaeological discoveries that'll make your jaw drop
Bill Cunningham's secret memoir reveals painful childhood growing up in Catholic Irish America
Is the Irish language dead or alive?
POLL: Who’s the most famous Irish person of all time?
Most read
- 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
