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.
O'Neill: History of the Irish surname and famous faces
On This Day: “The Plough in the Stars” playwright Sean O'Casey passed away
Take a hike on these top nature trails in Ireland
It's officially one month until St. Patrick's Day 2025!
On This Day: The Irish Brigade suffered 60% casualties at the Battle of Antietam
World Heritage Day: UNESCO Heritage Sites and culture around Ireland
On This Day: Irish tenor John McCormack died in Dublin, 1945
How this North American couple discovered their ancestors on their Irish honeymoon
Places in Ireland that can change your life
Most read
- 1 LAST CHANCE to WIN a trip to Ireland! Don't miss your chance to share your love letter
- 2 On This Day: Irish American Bruce Springsteen was "born in the USA"
- 3 Two Irish favorites combine in this delicious apple and Jameson tart recipe
- 4 The top five places to visit in County Tipperary
- 5 On This Day: Celebrated Irish artist Robert Ballagh was born in 1943
- 6 Tracing your Irish ancestry - The Brennan Clan
- 7 On This Day: "Typhoid" Mary Mallon was born in Co Tyrone
- 8 Fall into autumn with this Bramley apple strudel recipe from Bord Bia
- 9 All about the Irish surname O'Hara
History
Gunrunners and frontline fighters: The women of the 1916 Rising
Irish-led study finds physical evidence of gladiators battling lions from the Roman era
WATCH: What's a (1970s) house party without a take-home pack of Guinness?
How a white lie saved one Irish woman's life aboard the Titanic
Fascinating pensions records pre-Easter Rising and beyond reveals a wealth of Irish history
Genealogy
