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.
The Welsh village where 1,800 Irish were imprisoned without trial after the 1916 Rising
“A rosy cheeked Irish girl the first registered” on Ellis Island -- NY Times Jan 1892
James W Upton, forgotten journalist of the 1916 Easter Rising
Today 131 years ago Boston swore in its first Irish-born mayor
Northern Ireland could be “duty bound” to ditch “God Save the Queen” anthem
First US memorial garden of the Easter Rising begins construction in Springfield
New York City had its own Magdalene Laundry homes for wayward women
War of Independence vet failed to get Med cruise to heal up
This is what Belfast looked like before The Troubles (PHOTOS)
Most read
- 1 The beauty and danger of Blarney Castle's Poison Garden
- 2 WATCH: A stunning look at Ashford Castle and Kylemore Abbey 78 years ago
- 3 The infamous murder of an Irish beauty, Colleen Bawn
- 4 Win an incredible home in Galway City for just $60
- 5 Dublin Irish Festival returns to Ohio with music, dance and more
- 6 The ten most beautiful places to visit in Ireland
- 7 Remembering Tom Crean, the Co Kerry ice man
- 8 WATCH: US travel documentary from 1934 gives glimpse of Ireland
- 9 On This Day: The siege of the Four Courts, the beginning of the Irish Civil War
History
WATCH: A stunning look at Ashford Castle and Kylemore Abbey 78 years ago
On This Day: The siege of the Four Courts, the beginning of the Irish Civil War
The infamous murder of an Irish beauty, Colleen Bawn
Unraveling the tragic night - A historical account of the Burning of Cork City, 1920
Remembering Tom Crean, the Co Kerry ice man
Genealogy
