
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.

These terrifying Halloween figures all have Irish origins
WATCH: All the Irish words you need to know for Halloween
Who is your Irish patron saint?
Ireland's native Hazel Tree, rooted in history and mythology
Rare Irish baby names that deserve their time in the spotlight
Columbus was a mass killer and the father of the slave trade
Did St. Brendan arrive in America before Christopher Columbus?
On This Day: Edward Bruce, the last High King of Ireland, dies in 1318
This 'new' Irish baby name has had a sudden spike in popularity
Most read
- 1 Ireland Unrushed: Why slowing down is the best way to see Ireland
- 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
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