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 Crown’ Queen Elizabeth actress Claire Foy has humble Irish roots
How the US military killed an Irishman in San Fran with germ warfare
Ireland will finally officially commemorate the famine, thanks to a Dublin taxi driver
The magic of the tombs at Newgrange on this day the winter solstice
Store once visited by Michael Collins to close its doors
How one little girl inspired a New York journalist to restore faith in Santa
Merry Christmas! DNA testing could prove Santa Claus is buried in Kilkenny
Young Irish American leaders discovering Ancient Order of Hibernians
“Saoirse” baby name rising in popularity for Americans because of guess who?
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
The deadly Irish American serial killer nurse Jolly Jane
The unique Irish history of Brooklyn’s Green-Wood cemetery
Ireland's last witch trial, over 300 years ago, condemned eight innocent women
Gunrunners and frontline fighters: The women of the 1916 Rising
Kilmainham Gaol reveals surprise link between Jessie Buckley and 1916 Rising
Genealogy
