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.
Was 1916 leader Joseph Plunkett a roller-skating champion in Algeria?
On This Day: Republic of Ireland Act comes into effect in 1949
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Missing 1,490 remembered in Famine walk from Strokestown to Dublin
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Using social histories and directories for your Irish family tree
The fascinating history of Ireland's Guinness family
Time for Irish to stop calling Irish-Americans Plastic Paddies
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- 1 Rejected by Ireland and misunderstood by America, one Irish American tells his story
- 2 Your complete guide to Irish passport and citizenship through descent
- 3 “Who speaks properly?” Belfast toddler puts her parents' accents to the test
- 4 Irish American Hollywood star Grace Kelly remembered on anniversary of her death
- 5 Ireland’s most-visited heritage sites in 2023, from castles to monuments to gardens
- 6 The Joyce clan of Galway, from Norman settlers to creators of the beloved Claddagh ring
- 7 Donald Trump at Doonbeg: what’s happening on the final day of his visit
- 8 A nine-month journey for the Irish soul you haven't quite met yet
- 9 From Spanish Armada to World War II, explore the Wild Atlantic Way's sunken ships
History
From Spanish Armada to World War II, explore the Wild Atlantic Way's sunken ships
Irish American Hollywood star Grace Kelly remembered on anniversary of her death
The Joyce clan of Galway, from Norman settlers to creators of the beloved Claddagh ring
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
Genealogy
