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.
Ireland announces participation in 2027 celebration of Norman history
What's your Irish County? County Westmeath
The Camino de Santiago and its links to Ireland's Guinness
The Irish US Senator who served three states and (almost) fought a duel with Lincoln
Exploring all of County Waterford and its Viking past
The Irish boy names given to only five babies or less in 2024
WATCH: Life of a Tipperary Road Worker in rural Ireland, 1968
Behind the name: Claire, the once popular name on the verge of extinction
How WB Yeats' connection to Sligo stretches back through generations
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History
Are there human remains on board Titanic?
On This Day: Ireland's Easter Rising begins in 1916
Patrick Dooley died on the Titanic, he'd visited his dying father in Ireland
Plaque unveiled to mark birth place of Harry Clarke, Irish stained glass artist & illustrator
Titanic timeline: Tracing the famous ship's creation and demise
Genealogy