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.
On This Day: Celebrated Irish artist Robert Ballagh was born in 1943
21 Irish surnames that make brilliant baby names
Welcoming the autumnal equinox at one of Ireland’s most magical ancient sites
On This Day: US Army Brigadier General Michael Corcoran was born in Sligo in 1827
Understanding how Irish surnames were created
On This Day: Michael Cusack, the father of the GAA, is born in Co Clare
How big is Ireland? The answer might surprise you!
O'Neill: History of the Irish surname and famous faces
On This Day: “The Plough in the Stars” playwright Sean O'Casey passed away
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
On This Day: One-fifth of Ireland attends Michael Collins's funeral in Dublin
WATCH: Dr Jeremiah Lane: Ireland’s “oldest GP” practiced medicine into his late 90s
Irish author remembered today on "The Duchess Who Wasn't" Day
Royal roots unearthed: Queen Elizabeth’s lineage traces back to Brian Boru
The Troubles remembered: 3,500 lives lost and its lingering echoes
Genealogy
