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.
How the Irish defeated the best of Britain at 1908 London Olympics
No more football for the Kennedys in Hyannis Port compound
Philadelphia woman wins 45th Mary from Dungloe competition
Become an IrishCentral blogger -- share your views with the Irish American community
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
Most read
- 1 On This Day: Ernest Ball, composer of "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling," was born
- 2 New York Irish community mourns the passing of activist Kathleen Walsh D'Arcy
- 3 Tuam excavation: Remains of more than 20 coffined infants recovered
- 4 Psychiatric evaluation ordered for man charged after serious assault in Co Waterford church
- 5 "The whole thing was completely out of control" - Passenger describes Dublin to Ibiza flight hell
- 6 Odds reveal three favourites for 2026 Rose of Tralee
- 7 Derry designer announces major Dior fashion show in Dublin
- 8 Have you got one? Rare Irish coin now worth a staggering €15,000
- 9 Billionaire Peter Thiel's group takes legal action over axed Powerscourt conference
History
On This Day: Ernest Ball, composer of "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling," was born
“We choose to go to the moon” - Recalling JFK’s speech on anniversary of the moon landing
On This Day: IRA bombs in London kill 11 people, seven horses in 1982
On This Day: Muhammad Ali fights Al "Blue" Lewis at Dublin's Croke Park
Eliza O'Conor Sloane: Uncovering hidden women's history
Genealogy