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.
On This Day: George Bernard Shaw wins the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1925
You know you were brought up by Irish parents if…
Remember the blessed on All Saints’ Day in prayer
Celtic blessings to mark the ancient festival of Samhain
Happy Halloween! The Irish origins of today's traditions
Last chance to nominate! IrishCentral Legal Elite 2025 Awards
The remaining symbolism of Catholic heritage in Ireland
Ghosts, fairies, goblins - Irish old timers share Halloween memories
Stand with Irish stories and sustain independent journalism
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History
Plaque unveiled to mark birth place of Harry Clarke, Irish stained glass artist & illustrator
Titanic timeline: Tracing the famous ship's creation and demise
WATCH: An Oscar-nominated look at the history of Dublin's Abbey Theatre
On This Day: Arthur Griffith, who helped launch Sinn Féin and shape modern Ireland, was born in 1872
Mystery of Irish World War II hero finally solved after six decades
Genealogy
