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.
Famine in an Irish town – how Dingle survived the Great Hunger
Celebrating the Irish who fought in the US Civil War this Memorial Day
Cork witness recorded shock at poverty and death during the Great Hunger
How Bram Stoker’s “Dracula” was linked to Sligo’s cholera outbreak
The Roscommon Volunteers - The common men who freed Ireland
This Memorial Day, Irish Heritage Tree remembers those who have passed
The top ten attractions of County Offaly
How to choose which Irish instrument to learn how to play
What's your Irish County? County Meath
Most read
- 1 Silly Irish jokes that are sure to make you laugh!
- 2 Irish blessings and prayers for funerals
- 3 An Irish twist on a winning comfort food - bangers and mash
- 4 Traditional Irish recipes for a taste of home
- 5 On This Day: The fiercest blizzard of the 'Big Snow' of 1947 hit Ireland
- 6 Symbol of Ireland: the Irish harp's sweet music and myth
- 7 How the heroic Irish won the American Revolution
- 8 Why Ireland should be your must-visit food destination in 2026
- 9 The Irishman who discovered South Pass and the Oregon Trail
History
Where is the oldest St. Patrick's Day celebration in the world?
The Irishman who designed the Academy’s statuette and won 11 Oscars
Facts about St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City
The history of Derry emigration to the US and Canada
St. Patrick’s Battalion: What caused them to turn on the U.S. and fight for Mexico?
Genealogy
