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.
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
The beloved Irish treasure, the genius of Oscar Wilde
Hundreds of Irish heirs to unclaimed British inheritance
Great similarities between experiences of the Irish and Native Americans
Three percent of men in Northern Ireland have Pict DNA, study finds
How Guinness saved Ireland in World War II
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
