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.
A look inside Ireland’s historical newspapers – The Sligo Champion
Over 700 items are up for auction from the Guinness family’s house in Co. Kildare
Detailed images of WWII shipwrecks in the Irish sea reveal new info (PHOTOS)
Guinness’ clock housed by Irish gov that plays “God Save the Queen” fetches $129k
New documentary explores Ireland’s Great Hunger and the Irish diaspora
Trinity College Dublin's free online course on the lead up to 1916 Easter Rising (VIDEO)
Ireland’s most haunted house filled with spooky tales for Halloween
Social snapshot of Clare in 1800s discovered in tragic workhouse records
"Bloody Irish" 1916 musical on PBS stays away from standard version of Irish history
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
