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.
Five things you didn’t know about your Clare ancestors
Irish mystery town from the 15th century discovered next to castle
Memories of winter in Ireland years ago
It's back! Riverdance announces North American dates for new world tour
New document could prove Teddy Roosevelt’s County Antrim roots
Applications open for funding of US citizens to study in Ireland
A present from the postman
Forget the blarney! What it actually costs to live in Ireland
Petition to have US Navy ship named for Irish Vietnam war hero gains momentum
Most read
- 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 How Jack B Yeats' “Liffey Swim” won an Olympic medal in 1924
- 9 "No plans" for driver's licence exchange is "slap in the face" for returning Irish emigrants
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