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 man's incredible correspondence from the US Civil War
On This Day: Edward Bruce, the last High King of Ireland, dies in 1318
The mystery of 1916 leader and New Yorker Éamon de Valera’s birth
Making Waves: "The Kildoney Men" and one of Ireland's greatest fishing stories
Top ancient Irish Halloween traditions
On This Day: Anglo Irish negotiations began in London in 1921
A European Samhain - Ancient Halloween traditions from Ireland and beyond
Tracing your Irish ancestors: A three-step guide
Inspiring and funny quotes on what it means to be Irish
Most read
- 1 “We choose to go to the moon” - Recalling JFK’s speech on anniversary of the moon landing
- 2 Brits can’t get enough of Hurling on BBC as Limerick seal All-Ireland final
- 3 Taoiseach congratulates new British Prime Minister
- 4 "Tracing Forward" - New geneaology resource to find living Irish relatives
- 5 Paul Mescal gets sweet shout-out on Gracie Abrams' new album
- 6 Ireland to invest €4 million for Women in Sport
- 7 Morris County St. Patrick's Day Parade names Trish O'Keefe as 2027 Grand Marshal
- 8 Binsí Comhrá: 'Irish conversation benches' launching at OPW locations
- 9 Irish American org AOH re-elects National President, adopts advocacy agenda
History
“We choose to go to the moon” - Recalling JFK’s famous speech on anniversary of the moon landing
On This Day: IRA bombs in London kill 11 people, seven horses in 1982
On This Day: Muhammad Ali fights Al "Blue" Lewis at Dublin's Croke Park
Eliza O'Conor Sloane: Uncovering hidden women's history
The Irish Americans who built Special Education in America
Genealogy
