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.
An ancient Irish ring fort has been discovered in Newbridge
Never before seen photos of JFK as a teenager
Meet the Irish designer who dressed Jackie Kennedy
WATCH: Ancient Irish road bowling alive and well in West Virginia
Urgent plea to Irish adoptees and "home children" in US to tell their stories
John F. Kennedy’s first political battle with the Churchills
Happy Birthday, Mr President! How much did Marilyn Monroe’s JFK dress sell for?
The Irish boys in a boat who showed Hitler what they were made of
Abraham Lincoln donated to Ireland during the Great Famine
Most read
- 1 These hilarious gravestone epitaphs prove Irish dark wit is unmatched
- 2 On This Day: The Titanic's tragic last stop in Cobh, Co Cork
- 3 The Irish who lived and died on the Titanic
- 4 A funny Irish saying to ward off your enemies
- 5 Savage! Funny phrases Irish use that Americans don’t
- 6 Ireland's ancient holy wells of Saint Patrick
- 7 Faces of the Titanic: Irish woman Bridget Delia Bradley tried to climb back onto sinking ship
- 8 Irish music’s biggest party is back as Milwaukee Irish Fest unveils 2026 lineup
- 9 On This Day: Titanic sets sail from Southampton, docks in Cherbourg, France
History
Faces of the Titanic: Irish woman Bridget Delia Bradley tried to climb back onto sinking ship
WATCH: 1916 Easter Rising footage featured in British Pathé online archives
The Irish man who was hidden on a lifeboat as the Titanic sank
On This Day: The Titanic's tragic last stop in Cobh, Co Cork
On This Day: The Good Friday Agreement was signed in 1998
Genealogy