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 Swede and the Finn who fought at the GPO in the 1916 Rising
Ireland's last witch trial, over 300 years ago, condemned eight innocent women
The top baby names for girls and boys in Ireland 1973
4,500-year-old boat was among Galway Viking artifacts hoard discovery
On This Day: John Barry, the Irish "Father of the American Navy," dies in 1803
Remembering the Irish and Irish Americans lost during the 9/11 attacks
Viking warriors and treasures are buried beneath Dublin
Haunting Irish mugshots from 1850s home in NYC Library
A history of mashed potatoes… and it's not Irish
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
