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.
Guests of the nation - Were the Irish really the most oppressed people ever?
Bare feet, furs and a girl’s bravery: Stories from the Irish Rebellion
Using Irish burial records and gravestones to trace your ancestors
Discovering I had a relative who fought for Lincoln in the Civil War
The Irish built America, but did you know an Irishman invented cement?
The Representative Church Body Library and their Irish family history records
Make your heart swell with love for Ireland with this short movie
On This Day: The Third Home Rule Bill passed the House of Commons in 1913
The Irish family tree of Bill O’Reilly, Soledad O’Brien and Bill Maher
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
Are there human remains on board Titanic?
On This Day: Ireland's Easter Rising begins in 1916
Patrick Dooley died on the Titanic, he'd visited his dying father in Ireland
Plaque unveiled to mark birth place of Harry Clarke, Irish stained glass artist & illustrator
Titanic timeline: Tracing the famous ship's creation and demise
Genealogy