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.
Recalling my emigrant journey to London from rural Ireland in 1960
Albert F. Coyle: The forgotten Irish American hero of the Holocaust
The poetry of Irish sayings and phrases
Brigit 2025: Dublin City celebrates woman this spring with over 80 events
Beat Blue Monday 2025 with these Irish words of wisdom
The Irish American gangster whose family rose from Chicago's ashes
Two spots in Tehran, Iran pay homage to Bobby Sands
WATCH: Newsreel of William T. Cosgrave's 1928 visit to the US and Canada
Behind the Irish name: Mairead, the once popular name on the verge of extinction
Most read
- 1 Silly Irish jokes that are sure to make you laugh!
- 2 Irish blessings and prayers for funerals
- 3 An Irish twist on a winning comfort food - bangers and mash
- 4 Traditional Irish recipes for a taste of home
- 5 On This Day: The fiercest blizzard of the 'Big Snow' of 1947 hit Ireland
- 6 Symbol of Ireland: the Irish harp's sweet music and myth
- 7 How the heroic Irish won the American Revolution
- 8 Why Ireland should be your must-visit food destination in 2026
- 9 The Irishman who discovered South Pass and the Oregon Trail
History
On This Day: George Brent, the Irish rebel turned Hollywood star, was born in 1904
We need more Lilys - Celebrating the strength of a gentle Irish grandmother
Where is the oldest St. Patrick's Day celebration in the world?
The Irishman who designed the Academy’s statuette and won 11 Oscars
Facts about St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City
Genealogy
