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 my orphaned father rediscovered his Irish family
Heartwarming - and funny! - Irish sayings to remind you of the strength of family
A "forgotten" Irish girl’s name is seeing a huge rise in popularity
Celebrate Ireland's oldest trees with Irish Heritage Tree
The thrill of Halloween as a child in Ireland
Behind the name: Caelan, the top rising Irish name for baby boys
Five essential record sets for discovering your Irish heritage
Ancient Ireland's understanding and reverence for the environment
The rare Irish baby name used less than three times last year is perfect for your "little star"
Most read
- 1 WATCH: These epic Irish dancing fails are absolutely hilarious
- 2 The "P.S. I Love You" filming locations you can visit in Ireland
- 3 Ireland's most popular counties and their top attractions
- 4 Gardaí believe Glen Hansard lost control of bike before fatal crash
- 5 First transatlantic flight ended with a crash-landing in a Galway bog
- 6 WATCH: Archive footage of a conversation with an Irish gravedigger from 1971
- 7 This very Irish habit is apparently the secret to a longer life
- 8 Police learn where Glen Hansard spent final hours between Wren’s Nest and fatal crash
- 9 WATCH: Epic Irish singsong of "The Rattlin Bog" atop Mt Kilimanjaro
History
On This Day: Thomas Francis Meagher, the greatest Irishman in American history, was born
On This Day: Easter Rising rebel Sir Roger Casement was executed in Britain
First transatlantic flight ended with a crash-landing in a Galway bog
WATCH: Poignant short Irish film shows the reality of living in rural Ireland in 1974
WATCH: Archive footage of a conversation with an Irish gravedigger from 1971
Genealogy
