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.
NYC Speaker Christine Quinn speaks about her grandmother’s survival on the Titanic
New UN survey finds that Irish are among the happiest people in the world
A Mayo village recalls the Irish who perished aboard the Titanic
Heroism of Irish Titanic stewardess revealed
“Can we keep the Easter bunny?” and other Easter funnies
Locket of hair from Michael Collins’ dead body to be auctioned off in Dublin
President Obama’s ancestral homestead turned into tourist attraction
New dispute over the remains of Irish-Australian bushranger Ned Kelly
New and powerful survivor’s account of the sinking of the Titanic
Most read
- 1 On This Day: Ernest Ball, composer of "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling," was born
- 2 Man arrested after woman seriously assaulted in Co Waterford church
- 3 New York Irish community mourns the passing of activist Kathleen Walsh D'Arcy
- 4 Northern Ireland Secretary of State: Benn out, Bryant in in Burnham's Cabinet reshuffle
- 5 Irish American org AOH re-elects National President, adopts advocacy agenda
- 6 "My door will be open to all" - Northern Ireland's new SoS begins "daunting" job
- 7 Binsí Comhrá: 'Irish conversation benches' launching at OPW locations
- 8 Morris County St. Patrick's Day Parade names Trish O'Keefe as 2027 Grand Marshal
- 9 Why I absolutey need a Memory Boom: Preserving memories matters!
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
