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: Dublin's nightclub scene and go-go dancing in 1970 Ireland
The sad decline of traditional Gaeltacht practices
Could this be the oldest known video of Ireland?
On This Day: Edward Flanagan, the Irish founder of Boys Town, was born
This rare floral Irish baby girl’s name is the perfect choice for summer arrivals
American Irish Historical Society announces first annual golf outing and Irish celebration!
Irish adventure awaits at the 2025 Dublin Irish Festival in Dublin, Ohio
Oasis gives subtle nod to Irish roots on stage at first reunion show
WATCH: Forgotten Ireland, captured on 16mm film 70 years ago
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
Plaque unveiled to mark birth place of Harry Clarke, Irish stained glass artist & illustrator
Titanic timeline: Tracing the famous ship's creation and demise
WATCH: An Oscar-nominated look at the history of Dublin's Abbey Theatre
On This Day: Arthur Griffith, who helped launch Sinn Féin and shape modern Ireland, was born in 1872
Mystery of Irish World War II hero finally solved after six decades
Genealogy
