
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.

Wise men's gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh - Jesus was a wealthy child at Christmas
Secrets of each Celtic symbol and ancient astrology revealed
Archaeologists uncover mystery fairies and a buried pagan cross
130 years of Irish life summed up in photos
Mad Dog Coll: the baby faced, blond Irish mobster
Famine Memorial Day bill introduced by Irish lawmakers
Ireland's Allies: America and the 1916 Easter Rising
7 celebrities you didn’t know had Irish roots
Family of 1916 British soldier has returned piece of Irish flag to Ireland
Most read
- 1 CIE Tours reveal huge Ireland sale! Save on ALL guided vacations for 2026 travel
- 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

Most famous Irish royal couples of all time
On This Day: A million Irish turned out for Mass at the 1932 Eucharistic Congress
WATCH: This Aer Lingus advert from the 1960s will have you feeling nostalgic
Tea drinking in Ireland was once viewed as "reckless and uncontrollable"
How to celebrate the Summer Solstice the Irish way
Genealogy
