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.
Behind the Name: Sinead, an Irish name deserving of a return to the spotlight
On This Day: US Army Brigadier General Michael Corcoran was born in Sligo in 1827
On This Day: Michael Cusack, the father of the GAA, is born in Co Clare
On This Day: Irish patriot Robert Emmet executed in Dublin in 1803
21 Irish surnames that make brilliant baby names
O'Neill: History of the Irish surname and famous faces
The truth about Irish bog bodies
How Irish Famine immigrants changed New York forever
Understanding how Irish surnames were created
Most read
- 1 What do "Erin go Bragh" and other Irish phrases mean?
- 2 Vincent 'Mad Dog' Coll: The Irish immigrant turned NYC gangster
- 3 Taoiseach has his say on Israel boycott – says Ireland doesn’t need to be ‘self-defeating’
- 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
