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.
Where did the phrase "Forty Shades of Green" for Ireland come from?
Ireland's most famous witchcraft trials
This vintage Irish baby name was used less than three times in 2025
On This Day: Winston Churchill ordered Black and Tans into Ireland in 1920
10 Irish names that were given to less than three babies in 2025
University of Galway launched digital database of Irish American emigrant letters
This unique twist on a classic Irish baby name soared in popularity in 2025
Ireland's last witch trial, over 300 years ago, condemned eight innocent women
The unique Irish history of Brooklyn’s Green-Wood cemetery
Most read
- 1 On This Day: John F Kennedy, the first Irish American Catholic US President, was born in 1917
- 2 Thousands of Sullivans / O'Sullivans descending on West Cork for world record attempt
- 3 Irish American parents pen open letter to Trump urging him to act on sepsis
- 4 Five book-to-screen adaptations with Irish links we're excited for
- 5 Ireland match forced to stop as tennis balls thrown onto the pitch in protest against Israel game
- 6 Irish consumer spending drops significantly in the US
- 7 Galway City Museum receives €12 million investment for redevelopment
- 8 Top ten most interesting facts about County Waterford
- 9 Ireland's unique and amazing animals
History
On This Day: John F Kennedy, the first Irish American Catholic US President, was born in 1917
Remember our fighting Irish American warriors this Memorial Day
Gráinne Ní Mháille: The kind of power England could not contain
Five facts you didn’t know about Arthur Guinness
A new perspective on my Irish roots, thanks to the Irish Family History Centre at EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum
Genealogy
