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 history of Derry emigration to the US and Canada
Where is the oldest St. Patrick's Day celebration in the world?
“Ag Críost an Síol” - a St. Patrick’s Day song to remember
A St. Patrick's Day public service announcement - It's "Paddy, Not Patty"!
The Irish girls’ names that are ‘red hot’ in the US that Irish parents would never choose
Facts about St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City
St. Patrick’s Battalion: What caused them to turn on the U.S. and fight for Mexico?
Remarkable life stories from my grandmother's family in post-Famine Ireland
What was the original color associated with St. Patrick?
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: Winston Churchill ordered Black and Tans into Ireland in 1920
"Most dangerous woman in America" - Mother Jones remembered for a life of labour and defiance
Titanic hero Irishman Thomas Andrews epitomized bravery as ship went down
DNA test led a Chicago woman to find family ties to Mrs. O’Leary of the Great Fire fame
University of Galway launched digital database of Irish American emigrant letters
Genealogy
