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.
The rarest Irish girl names in Ireland right now
The last man hanged in Ireland - the lamentation of Michael Barrett
How to make a parshell, a traditional Irish Halloween cross, to keep evil spirits away
Donn, the mysterious Irish Lord of the Dead
Behind the Name: Éabha – a rare, yet popular name (let us explain!)
Exploring "Irish Grief: Traditions, Myths, and Mourning Practices” this Halloween
The USA doesn’t dip its flag at the Olympics thanks to this Irish American
The truth behind Ireland’s healers - the seventh sons of seventh sons
A guide to the smartest and strangest Irish proverbs
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
