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.
Plans begin in earnest with a series of town-hall style meetings for The Gathering 2013
In Focus: Mary McDonagh Murphy, Emmy Award winning journalist
Mommy Diaries evolves into The Irish Homecoming -- It’s Great to Be Back Home
New evidence shows Turkey delivered food to Ireland during the famine
A beautiful spot in Connemara that is hard to beat in Ireland
Shrine of St. Manchan relic recovered after being stolen on Friday in Offaly
Mind, Tory, Puck - the history of Irish words still used today in modern English
“I am neither American nor Irish” - Growing up Woodlawn with Irish parents
In Focus: Niall O’Leary - Irish dance teacher, adjudicator and musician
Most read
- 1 Rejected by Ireland and misunderstood by America, one Irish American tells his story
- 2 Your complete guide to Irish passport and citizenship through descent
- 3 “Who speaks properly?” Belfast toddler puts her parents' accents to the test
- 4 Irish American Hollywood star Grace Kelly remembered on anniversary of her death
- 5 Ireland’s most-visited heritage sites in 2023, from castles to monuments to gardens
- 6 The Joyce clan of Galway, from Norman settlers to creators of the beloved Claddagh ring
- 7 Donald Trump at Doonbeg: what’s happening on the final day of his visit
- 8 A nine-month journey for the Irish soul you haven't quite met yet
- 9 "Now we're in a position to say to America: you come to Ireland"
History
From Spanish Armada to World War II, explore the Wild Atlantic Way's sunken ships
Irish American Hollywood star Grace Kelly remembered on anniversary of her death
The Joyce clan of Galway, from Norman settlers to creators of the beloved Claddagh ring
On This Day: John Barry, the Irish "Father of the American Navy," dies in 1803
Expert Irish genealogy group publishes new guide to Irish Civil Registration
Genealogy