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.
Ancient logboat discovered on the banks of the River Boyne “very rare”
Archaeologist uncovers 300-year-old high heels, tea and jewels in Irish castle
Petty court records offer snapshot of life in 1800s rural Irish communities
Secrets of 5,200-year-old Irish woman, 4,000-year-old men revealed in genome project
The light skin of the Irish can be traced to India and the Middle East
Boys Town founder Fr. Flanagan warned Irish Church about abuse
Historians find possible mass grave of Spanish Armada victims in Co. Clare
The tale of the Swede and the Finn who fought at the GPO in the 1916 Rising
Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’ based on an ancient Irish story
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- 2 Traditional Irish hearty vegetable soup recipe
- 3 Is there a proper way to drink a pint of Guinness? Or are the rules nonsense
- 4 Baileys Irish Cream and Irish whiskey cocktail recipe
- 5 WATCH: Amazing footage of Dublin’s Four Courts being rebuilt a century ago
- 6 When New York was Irish, in summers long ago
- 7 Old Head Golf Links in Kinsale wins Visit Cork 2024 Green Award
- 8 July 4th recipe for firecracker shrimp
- 9 Cork suspected cocaine seizure is Ireland's biggest drug bust of the year
History
The Irish legend of Finn Mac Cumhaill and the Salmon of Knowledge
WATCH: An intimate, fascinating look into the history of Ireland’s folklife
Ancient Irish legends and myths surrounding the Cliffs of Moher
Give the gift of Irish heritage and storytelling this Christmas
The ancient Irish tradition of hunting the wren on St. Stephen’s Day
Genealogy