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.
The real story of the heroes of the 1916 Rising should be revealed
50,000 Irish step back in time to commemorate 1916 rebellion
Pirates diving and looting the wreckage of the Lusitania
Center for the Irish diaspora canceled due to lack of government funding
Insulting to remember British Army deaths equally during 1916 events
Why my British Army relative killed in 1916 deserves respect
Where Irish history was made - Top towns and places
5 things you didn’t know about your Roscommon ancestors
Expert advice for tracing your Irish ancestors (VIDEO)
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
DNA test led a Chicago woman to find family ties to Mrs. O’Leary of the Great Fire fame
University of Galway launched digital database of Irish American emigrant letters
Real stories of the women buried at Glasnevin Cemetery in Dublin
Why real Irish American history is not taught in schools
Cork wealthy dined on “turtle soup and champagne” during Ireland’s Great Hunger
Genealogy
