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.
Strange births and long lives, seriously weird Irish facts
Wise men's gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh - Jesus was a wealthy child at Christmas
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 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
Real stories of the women buried at Glasnevin Cemetery in Dublin
Why real Irish American history is not taught in schools
Cork wealthy dined on “turtle soup and champagne” during Ireland’s Great Hunger
From the Famine to Five Points - history of Irish pubs in the USA
The deadly Irish American serial killer nurse Jolly Jane
Genealogy
