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.
Behind the Name: Siobhan, the name helping the world learn some Irish
Irish retro-horror movies to celebrate Halloween
Irish man's incredible correspondence from the US Civil War
On This Day: Edward Bruce, the last High King of Ireland, dies in 1318
The mystery of 1916 leader and New Yorker Éamon de Valera’s birth
Making Waves: "The Kildoney Men" and one of Ireland's greatest fishing stories
Top ancient Irish Halloween traditions
On This Day: Anglo Irish negotiations began in London in 1921
A European Samhain - Ancient Halloween traditions from Ireland and beyond
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
Plaque unveiled to mark birth place of Harry Clarke, Irish stained glass artist & illustrator
Titanic timeline: Tracing the famous ship's creation and demise
WATCH: An Oscar-nominated look at the history of Dublin's Abbey Theatre
On This Day: Arthur Griffith, who helped launch Sinn Féin and shape modern Ireland, was born in 1872
Mystery of Irish World War II hero finally solved after six decades
Genealogy
