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.
Why did an Earl’s sister dedicate herself to fighting for Irish freedom?
Irish baby names inspired by some seriously talented folks from Ireland
Bring some comfort from Ireland into your home this fall with our Irish gift box
The baby names that have been in Ireland’s top 100 for the past 50 years
WATCH: 1960s short film follows adventures of group of boys in Ireland
3,000-year-old baby skeleton discovered at the Irish birthplace of Halloween
The Irish American clock maker who invented the tattoo machine
How the Irish invented the phrase “so long”
Clocks go back in Ireland - but what about the Irish cows?
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
Are there human remains on board Titanic?
On This Day: Ireland's Easter Rising begins in 1916
Patrick Dooley died on the Titanic, he'd visited his dying father in Ireland
Plaque unveiled to mark birth place of Harry Clarke, Irish stained glass artist & illustrator
Titanic timeline: Tracing the famous ship's creation and demise
Genealogy
