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.
No more football for the Kennedys in Hyannis Port compound
Philadelphia woman wins 45th Mary from Dungloe competition
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Witness accounts of 1916 Rising and War of Independence unveiled
Yellow fever targeted the green - Outbreaks in southern US affected Irish immigrants greatly
Traditional B&B’s in Ireland – not just accommodation, but a true Irish Experience
Book of Kells viewed by 10 millionth visitor at Trinity College in Dublin
East Durham, ‘The Emerald Isle of the Catskills’ that time has, thankfully, forgotten
Congratulations to IrishCentral competition winner John McKenna - you won an iPad
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
WATCH: Here’s what the fall fashion was like in 1962 Dublin
What is Ogham? A look at the ancient Irish alphabet
The "Bad Bridgets" - forgotten Famine era single pregnant women who fled to America
4,000-year-old gold necklace recovered from dumpster
The men onboard the Titanic who gave up their lives to save women and children
Genealogy