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 storytelling keepers of Ireland's rich folklore heritage
From Dublin drunk to Burmese monk - the Irishman who became the first western Buddhist monk
Irish myths and legends - the giant and the baby
WATCH: Irish school children explain Ireland's famous superstitions and folklore
Good and bad luck signs from Irish folklore
Ireland’s Hound of the Deep - the Irish mythical monster Dobhar Chú
AGI reveals hidden treasures in Irish census records beyond family names
A mythological Irish baby name is becoming popular with new parents
Ireland's top Christmas traditions that make the season
Most read
- 1 Returning home, rediscovering Ireland: Why some journeys mean more
- 2 WATCH: A visually stunning Irish travelogue from more than 60 years ago
- 3 'Blessed to have known her' Film world remembers Brenda Fricker
- 4 Top ten most interesting facts about County Waterford
- 5 On This Day: Muhammad Ali fights Al "Blue" Lewis at Dublin's Croke Park
- 6 On This Day: "Angela's Ashes" author Frank McCourt died in 2009
- 7 The myths and legends of the Giant’s Causeway
- 8 Castles, passage tombs, Viking cities – in Ireland, ancient history is all around you
- 9 WATCH: Incredible drone footage brings you inside ancient Blarney Castle
History
On This Day: Muhammad Ali fights Al "Blue" Lewis at Dublin's Croke Park
Eliza O'Conor Sloane: Uncovering hidden women's history
The Irish Americans who built Special Education in America
Castles, passage tombs, Viking cities – in Ireland, ancient history is all around you
The myths and legends of the Giant’s Causeway
Genealogy
