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.
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
Irish spirit alive and well in Limerick, Kentucky
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- 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
DNA test led a Chicago woman to find family ties to Mrs. O’Leary of the Great Fire fame
University of Galway launched digital database of Irish American emigrant letters
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
Genealogy
