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.
Letters sent home to Ireland from World War I
These Irish surnames are hugely popular as first names in the US
Irish words litter New York slang
How a 1,200-year-old ancient book was unearthed from a Tipp bog and became a museum treasure
On This Day: John Barry, the Irish "Father of the American Navy," dies in 1803
History of the Irish surname Burke
TG4 doc unveils Irish settlers' diverse roles in Native American history
Remembering the Irish and Irish Americans lost during the 9/11 attacks
Find out the meaning behind your Irish surname - Part III
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 Man arrested after woman seriously assaulted in Co Waterford church
- 6 Paul Mescal gets sweet shout-out on Gracie Abrams' new album
- 7 Ireland to invest €4 million for Women in Sport
- 8 Northern Ireland Secretary of State: Benn out, Bryant in in Burnham's Cabinet reshuffle
- 9 Morris County St. Patrick's Day Parade names Trish O'Keefe as 2027 Grand Marshal
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
