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.
Na ‘banshees’, rógairí agus roinnt scéalta aisteacha ón am atá thart ar fáil sna leabhair seo
Beautiful Irish language terms of endearment for your sweetheart
The story behind Ireland’s four provinces
The meaning behind the famous Irish toast "Sláinte"
Heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury's Irish roots
Irish origins of the surname Campbell
This poetic Irish baby name is set to make waves internationally
Danny Boy: The history behind Ireland's most famous ballad
Top 12 facts you don’t know about Irish names
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- 2 WATCH: These epic Irish dancing fails are absolutely hilarious
- 3 The top Irish filming locations from "The Banshees of Inisherin"
- 4 Police learn where Glen Hansard spent final hours between Wren’s Nest and fatal crash
- 5 Ireland's most popular counties and their top attractions
- 6 Irish politicians trying to ensure Trump stays away from parliament – and a Connolly clash
- 7 The ginormous legacy – and modest fortune – Glen Hansard leaves behind
- 8 First transatlantic flight ended with a crash-landing in a Galway bog
- 9 WATCH: Archive footage of a conversation with an Irish gravedigger from 1971
History
When the Blasket Islanders were evacuated to mainland in 1953
On This Day: Thomas Francis Meagher, the greatest Irishman in American history, was born
On This Day: Easter Rising rebel Sir Roger Casement was executed in Britain
First transatlantic flight ended with a crash-landing in a Galway bog
WATCH: Poignant short Irish film shows the reality of living in rural Ireland in 1974
Genealogy
