
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.

Grave of Irish man captured in France during World War I discovered
How two Irish lads stole one of London's greatest art pieces
Time to reclaim great Irish writer Lafcadio Hearn
Jackie Kennedy's private life revealed by her Irish-born assistant
Molly Maguires story staged in Ireland for the first time
First photograph of James Connolly taken before his 1916 execution
Ireland deem Patrick Pearse surrender letter too expensive to buy
Which Irish names are making a comeback?
Can you guess the ratio of Irish Americans to the number of Irish?
Most read
- 1 LAST CHANCE to WIN a trip to Ireland! Don't miss your chance to share your love letter
- 2 On This Day: Irish American Bruce Springsteen was "born in the USA"
- 3 Two Irish favorites combine in this delicious apple and Jameson tart recipe
- 4 The top five places to visit in County Tipperary
- 5 On This Day: Celebrated Irish artist Robert Ballagh was born in 1943
- 6 Tracing your Irish ancestry - The Brennan Clan
- 7 On This Day: "Typhoid" Mary Mallon was born in Co Tyrone
- 8 Fall into autumn with this Bramley apple strudel recipe from Bord Bia
- 9 All about the Irish surname O'Hara
History

On This Day: Irish American Titanic hero "Unsinkable" Molly Brown passed
The 1916 Easter Rising: A guide to the key figures, facts, and moments
Defending Trinity College during the 1916 Easter Rising
On This Day: Ireland's Easter Rising begins in 1916
Five surprising facts about some of the 1916 Easter Rising leaders
Genealogy
