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.
On This Day: Jim Larkin, lion of the Irish labor movement, was born in 1874
On This Day: Kevin Barry was executed in Dublin in 1920
Grace O’Malley statue unveiled in Co Mayo’s "Town of Two Graces"
Tír Na nÓg - The legend of Oisín, Niamh and land of eternal youth
On This Day: James Joyce, author of “Ulysess” died in Zurich in 1941
Aran sweaters, Claddagh rings, tin whistles: the story behind Ireland’s beloved artifacts
On This Day: Daniel O'Connell made his first speech opposing Union with England
The Irish legend of the Pooka
WATCH: Conan O’Brien explores his family's "auld sod" in Co Limerick
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- 2 Irish comfort foods to whip up when you need a homestyle treat
- 3 Traditional Irish hearty vegetable soup recipe
- 4 Is there a proper way to drink a pint of Guinness? Or are the rules nonsense
- 5 Baileys Irish Cream and Irish whiskey cocktail recipe
- 6 WATCH: Amazing footage of Dublin’s Four Courts being rebuilt a century ago
- 7 When New York was Irish, in summers long ago
- 8 Old Head Golf Links in Kinsale wins Visit Cork 2024 Green Award
- 9 July 4th recipe for firecracker shrimp
History
Ireland’s Titanic: The tragic sinking of the RMS Leinster in 1918
On This Day: The Irish Crown Jewels disappear from Dublin Castle in 1907
WATCH: An incredible tram ride through 1901 Belfast
WATCH: Irish dance of yesteryear, amazing historic footage
The Irish and Irish American signatories of the Declaration of Independence
Genealogy
