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.

Double The Gathering fun as Twin Fest Ireland goes global to reunite twins

President Higgins leads Clare tribute to those who died in the Great Famine

Handwritten emigrant letters exhibition will go on display in Bruff, County Limerick

Museum to open part of 50th anniversary celebration of John F Kennedy’s visit

Find the place in Ireland that most closely matches the values in your life with the new Census map

Wexford choir featured on “Ed Sullivan Show” reunite for JFK50

Waterford artist Seamus Kelly bog art reflects on 13,000 years of Irish history

Celebrity stars influences most popular baby names as Liam makes top ten choice for boys

Global Diaspora Forum opens in Ireland with major speakers attending

American travel website survey says Prince Harry sexier than Colin Farrell for women

History

Gunrunners and frontline fighters: The women of the 1916 Rising

Kilmainham Gaol reveals surprise link between Jessie Buckley and 1916 Rising

Recounting the creation of Brendan Behan's death mask

Irish woman who defied the Nazis remembered

Remarkable footage of the Cliffs of Moher in 1957

Genealogy

This St. Patrick's Day, be a Friend of IrishCentral and together we can support each other

The history of Derry emigration to the US and Canada

Remarkable life stories from my grandmother's family in post-Famine Ireland

Irish Mother's Day: Ten things you’ll hear an Irish mammy say

International Women's Day - The inspiring lives of some of Ireland's fiercest females

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