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.
Did you know that St. Patrick is also the patron saint of Nigeria?
Alternative Irish spellings for 23 names we know and love
St. Patrick was never canonized a saint by the Catholic Church
On This Day: Nelson’s Pillar in Dublin was blown up in 1966
Inspiring quotes from Irish heroes for International Women's Day
Irish American Heritage Month proclaimed (a bit later than usual)
Irish blessings, proverbs, and toasts to share on St. Patrick's Day
‘Text to Video AI’ set to bring Irish mythology to life
Irish language proverbs to mark Seachtain na Gaeilge
Most read
- 1 Irish comfort foods to whip up when you need a homestyle treat
- 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
On This Day: Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty, the Irish priest who saved thousands during WWII, died in 1963
Exploring the truth and reality on Irish Famine coffin ships
The origins of anti-Irish jokes and how they impacted Irish worldwide
Stand with Irish stories and sustain independent journalism
On This Day: Irish-born Captain John Lonergan awarded the Medal of Honor in 1893
Genealogy
