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.
The Pogues are back! Iconic Celtic punk group announces 2025 tour dates
On This Day: Father Michael McGivney, the Founder of the Knights of Columbus was born
10 rare Irish baby names for boys to have on your radar in 2025
Irish baby name is the fastest rising name in England Wales
The man who witnessed Michael Collins' death in 1922
Remembering Daniel O’Connell's final tragic plea to save Ireland from Famine on his anniversary
On This Day: Thomas Francis Meagher, the greatest Irishman in American history, was born
Letter to the Editor: "Unlikely" Ireland's Great Hunger Museum Fairfield can deliver
The incredibly rare Irish name given to fewer than three baby girls last year
Most read
- 1 What do "Erin go Bragh" and other Irish phrases mean?
- 2 Vincent 'Mad Dog' Coll: The Irish immigrant turned NYC gangster
- 3 Taoiseach has his say on Israel boycott – says Ireland doesn’t need to be ‘self-defeating’
- 4 Top ten most interesting facts about County Waterford
- 5 Ireland's unique and amazing animals
- 6 On This Day: 40 Irish Famine ships anchored at Grosse Île quarantine station in 1847
- 7 WATCH: Incredible drone footage brings you inside ancient Blarney Castle
History
Vincent 'Mad Dog' Coll: The Irish immigrant turned NYC gangster
Global Valour: The Irish in World War II
On This Day: 40 Irish Famine ships anchored at Grosse Île quarantine station in 1847
On This Day: John F Kennedy, the first Irish American Catholic US President, was born in 1917
Remember our fighting Irish American warriors this Memorial Day
Genealogy
