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.
WATCH: Irish history expert Davy Holden on the Irish-American Athletic Club
Daniel O’Connell Commemorative Programme announced
Do you know who’s in your family’s Glasnevin Cemetery plot? I didn’t
Did you know that Stephen Colbert has 94% Irish roots?
From Cork to Chicago: Help keep the Irish Diaspora connected
WATCH: 1970 footage of a seanchaí telling the tale of his missing wife in Co Clare
WATCH: The most popular Guinness TV commercials over the years
WATCH: Dublin's nightclub scene and go-go dancing in 1970 Ireland
The sad decline of traditional Gaeltacht practices
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
