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.
Irish origins of the surname Campbell
This poetic Irish baby name is set to make waves internationally
Seared into her soul - how her Irish ancestors made her write
What did the Vikings do for the Irish?
My top 10 tips for beginning your Irish genealogy search
Nollaig na mBan – Women’s Christmas is celebrated in Ireland today!
Ireland's surnames and their origins explained in online dictionary
On This Day: Nellie Cashman, aka the "Angel of the Yukon", died in 1925
The legendary "Deirdre of the Sorrows" and the Celtic tale's legacy
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- 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
