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.
Medieval Irish merchants traded in slaves in Tunisia and Iceland
How Original Sin, according to Catholic Church, tore my family apart
Landmark new research into Great Hunger dead reveals victims' tragic tales
From a cramped Morris Minor in Longford to the cold winters in Tasmania
Obama discovers his Scots-Irish roots to tackle Trump
A look at books: From Irish food to Irishmen who fought with the British in 1916
Why Ronald Reagan’s attempted assassin should never be released
Menu from Titanic’s sumptuous last lunch auctions for $88,000
Truth revealed about Irish relic of cross on which Jesus was crucified (VIDEO)
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- 1 Rejected by Ireland and misunderstood by America, one Irish American tells his story
- 2 “Who speaks properly?” Belfast toddler puts her parents' accents to the test
- 3 Ireland’s most-visited heritage sites in 2023, from castles to monuments to gardens
- 4 An Irish immigration story - the mysterious disappearance of my great-aunt Cissie
- 5 Irish chef Neven Maguire's golden crunch roast potatoes recipe
- 6 Artist Paul Henry's thoughts on the enchanting West of Ireland
- 7 Explore the island of Ireland with IrishCentral's interactive map
- 8 Donald Trump at Doonbeg: what’s happening on the final day of his visit
- 9 How Jack B Yeats' “Liffey Swim” won an Olympic medal in 1924
History
On This Day: John Barry, the Irish "Father of the American Navy," dies in 1803
Expert Irish genealogy group publishes new guide to Irish Civil Registration
What does it mean to be Irish in America right now?
On This Day: JFK defended his Catholic faith to the Greater Houston Ministerial Association
How Jack B Yeats' “Liffey Swim” won an Olympic medal in 1924
Genealogy
