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.
What you should know about the Celtic symbol for strength
Irish pubs were shut on St. Patrick’s Day until the 1970s and only a dog show poured
WATCH: Short film reveals the terrible history of 'No Irish Need Apply'
Where does the expression “the luck of the Irish” come from?
Fun facts about St. Patrick's Day
Presidents with Irish roots honored on President's Day
Boston's first Irish cop faced widespread prejudice when he was appointed in 1851
Why is St. Patrick's Day celebrated on March 17?
The ancient Irish baby girl name so rare it doesn’t make the charts
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- 1 Why Queen Victoria became known as the Famine Queen and never shook the name (76 characters)
- 2 What to do when you touch down in Ireland
- 3 Bronx man adopted from Dublin at birth finds his Irish family after 63 years
- 4 Arthur Guinness was a servant who turned £100 into the world's most famous stout
- 5 Leonard Cohen's haunting take on Kevin Barry still stops Irish listeners cold
- 6 The apostrophe in Irish names tells a story technology is erasing
- 7 Where are you from? Find out using these Irish surname maps
- 8 What does it mean to be Irish in America right now?
- 9 The forgotten 1925 famine that Ireland's new government denied was happening
History
What does it mean to be Irish in America right now?
Nixon won the White House on this day in 1968 and later trashed the Irish on tape
WATCH: Rare 1940 film captures Dublin trams, Nelson’s Pillar and a packed Croke Park
JFK's Irish tweed hat from Éamon de Valera heads to auction
Mayo’s starving walked 15 miles for food and were told to wait until lunch was over
Genealogy
