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.
Fight for Navy destroyer to be named after Irish-born Vietnam hero
2016 Olympic controversies have nothing on ‘36
Incredible tale of an Irish barman buried alive on purpose for 61 days, he lived
Famine victim's teeth lead to new discoveries on impact of starvation
Archaeologists examine ancient bones found in newly discovered Mayo cave
“Bang Bang” the famous Dublin’s character and lover of Westerns remembered
Brooklyn’s forgotten Irishtown and the whiskey wars it waged
36 million Americans claimed Irish ancestry in 2013, Catholic numbers named
New Hampshire towns of Derry and Londonderry were once united
Most read
- 1 Discover where nature meets heritage with CIE Tours' NEW Ireland Walking & Hiking tours
- 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
The siege of the Four Courts: The beginning of the Irish Civil War
On this day: 1959, Éamon de Valera becomes President of Ireland
The Dublin doctor who fought to end slavery and Irish racism in the US
WATCH: Summer on the sunny "Irish Riviera" nearly 90 years ago
GPO to become iconic museum in bold Dublin City Centre revamp
Genealogy
