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.
"May the road rise up to meet you" - the story behind the traditional Irish blessing
Making the dead welcome - All Souls’ Day in Ireland
Behind the Name: Béibhinn, the rare Irish name that’s set to soar
On This Day: George Bernard Shaw wins the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1925
You know you were brought up by Irish parents if…
Remember the blessed on All Saints’ Day in prayer
Celtic blessings to mark the ancient festival of Samhain
Happy Halloween! The Irish origins of today's traditions
Last chance to nominate! IrishCentral Legal Elite 2025 Awards
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- 2 Vincent 'Mad Dog' Coll: The Irish immigrant turned NYC gangster
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- 4 Top ten most interesting facts about County Waterford
- 5 Ireland's unique and amazing animals
- 6 On This Day: 40 Irish Famine ships anchored at Grosse Île quarantine station in 1847
- 7 WATCH: Incredible drone footage brings you inside ancient Blarney Castle
History
Vincent 'Mad Dog' Coll: The Irish immigrant turned NYC gangster
Global Valour: The Irish in World War II
On This Day: 40 Irish Famine ships anchored at Grosse Île quarantine station in 1847
On This Day: John F Kennedy, the first Irish American Catholic US President, was born in 1917
Remember our fighting Irish American warriors this Memorial Day
Genealogy
