
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.

Exhibit on James Connolly’s time in U.S. opens at Irish Consulate
Writer Colum McCann proposes a "reimagining" of what it means to be Irish
International Great Hunger commemoration to be held in New Orleans
Maureen O'Hara pens heartfelt message for 'Quiet Man' statue unveiling
Fiery redheads plan revolt if ginger discrimination and bullying is not stopped
Ten useful English words invented in Ireland
National Kiss a Ginger Day: Reasons why redheads are the best
Conan O’Brien skits British artist redefining the sexiness of red haired men (VIDEOS)
Sir Ernest Shackleton, Tom Crean and Tim McCarthy celebrated in Dublin
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

A tale of two famous Michaels, both born in Co Cork in the autumn of 1890
The wonderfully strange history behind the Irish saying “chancing your arm”
Who killed Michael Collins? Questions still linger
The incredible life Grace O’Malley, Ireland’s 16th century pirate queen
How The Ancient Order of Hibernians identity is rooted in history
Genealogy
