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.
Honoring the legacy of Ireland's Great Hunger Museum
This new twist on an old-fashioned Irish boy's name is rising in popularity
The history of the St. Patrick's Day shamrock ceremony at the White House
St. Patrick's real name was actually Maewyn Succat
One of the biggest St. Patrick's Day parades in the US steps off on Saturday
WATCH: Why Irish American Heritage Month matters more than ever
Grab your tickets for St Patrick's Day Celebration in Hudson Valley!
Sudocrem has landed in the US: Fascinating history of Ireland's national treasure
Alternative Irish spellings for 23 names we know and love
Most read
- 1 WATCH: These epic Irish dancing fails are absolutely hilarious
- 2 The "P.S. I Love You" filming locations you can visit in Ireland
- 3 Ireland's most popular counties and their top attractions
- 4 Police learn where Glen Hansard spent final hours between Wren’s Nest and fatal crash
- 5 Gardaí believe Glen Hansard lost control of bike before fatal crash
- 6 Irish politicians trying to ensure Trump stays away from parliament – and a Connolly clash
- 7 First transatlantic flight ended with a crash-landing in a Galway bog
- 8 WATCH: Archive footage of a conversation with an Irish gravedigger from 1971
- 9 This very Irish habit is apparently the secret to a longer life
History
On This Day: Thomas Francis Meagher, the greatest Irishman in American history, was born
On This Day: Easter Rising rebel Sir Roger Casement was executed in Britain
First transatlantic flight ended with a crash-landing in a Galway bog
WATCH: Poignant short Irish film shows the reality of living in rural Ireland in 1974
WATCH: Archive footage of a conversation with an Irish gravedigger from 1971
Genealogy
