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.
Rivalry between Pádraig Pearse and Douglas Hyde came to a head 100 years ago
“No Irish Need Apply” signs found by readers from US to Australia
Did your ancestor attend Dublin’s military school?
Easter Rising 1916 - how it was reported at the time
Vatican chief astronomer believes in UFOs and aliens
Why learn Irish? Gaeilge students of North America give their answers
1916 Rising photos never before seen released for centenary
70 million people claim Irish ancestry, only 3,000 have paid for proof
Why “No Irish Need Apply” truth is so important for Irish America
Most read
- 1 Silly Irish jokes that are sure to make you laugh!
- 2 Irish blessings and prayers for funerals
- 3 An Irish twist on a winning comfort food - bangers and mash
- 4 Traditional Irish recipes for a taste of home
- 5 On This Day: The fiercest blizzard of the 'Big Snow' of 1947 hit Ireland
- 6 Symbol of Ireland: the Irish harp's sweet music and myth
- 7 How the heroic Irish won the American Revolution
- 8 Why Ireland should be your must-visit food destination in 2026
- 9 The Irishman who discovered South Pass and the Oregon Trail
History
On This Day: Winston Churchill ordered Black and Tans into Ireland in 1920
"Most dangerous woman in America" - Mother Jones remembered for a life of labour and defiance
Titanic hero Irishman Thomas Andrews epitomized bravery as ship went down
DNA test led a Chicago woman to find family ties to Mrs. O’Leary of the Great Fire fame
University of Galway launched digital database of Irish American emigrant letters
Genealogy
