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.
St. James’s Hospital Dublin's history as a workhouse for destitute beggars
Keeping the heart of the Irish global community beating for the future
Ancient Irish wedding traditions you may not know about
This Irish colcannon and thyme soup recipe will hit the spot
The origins and history of the surname MacCarthy
Bruce Springsteen and his proud County Kildare heritage
How did Ireland come to be called the Emerald Isle?
Why do Irish Americans still identify as Irish?
Old hand-colored photos of Ireland’s heritage sites give glimpse into past
Most read
- 1 Irish comfort foods to whip up when you need a homestyle treat
- 2 Traditional Irish hearty vegetable soup recipe
- 3 Is there a proper way to drink a pint of Guinness? Or are the rules nonsense
- 4 Baileys Irish Cream and Irish whiskey cocktail recipe
- 5 WATCH: Amazing footage of Dublin’s Four Courts being rebuilt a century ago
- 6 When New York was Irish, in summers long ago
- 7 Old Head Golf Links in Kinsale wins Visit Cork 2024 Green Award
- 8 July 4th recipe for firecracker shrimp
- 9 Cork suspected cocaine seizure is Ireland's biggest drug bust of the year
History
First Irish-language newspaper An Gaodhal now available online
How a falling window led to a major archaeological discovery in Ireland
Standing ovation: Dublin's Abbey Theatre's role in shaping Ireland's history
WATCH: “Forgotten Irish” a 1981 documentary on the Irish in Newfoundland
"When Irish Eyes Are Smiling": From Tin Pan Alley to an Irish anthem
Genealogy