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.
10 rare Irish baby girl names to have on your radar in 2025
Remarkable footage of the Cliffs of Moher in 1957
1916 Easter Rising museum on Moore Street in Dublin moves forward
WATCH: Incredible remastered footage of Michael Collins in color
How the illegitimate son of a Sligo man became the father of Chilean independence
WATCH: A rare look at Belfast in the 1920s
WATCH: Snapshots of Irish history from British Pathé
On This Day: IRA bombs in London kill 11 people, seven horses in 1982
A slice of old Ireland - Mary Blake of Ennistymon
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: George Brent, the Irish rebel turned Hollywood star, was born in 1904
We need more Lilys - Celebrating the strength of a gentle Irish grandmother
Where is the oldest St. Patrick's Day celebration in the world?
The Irishman who designed the Academy’s statuette and won 11 Oscars
Facts about St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City
Genealogy
