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 important Irish American news stories that made history
110-year-old time capsule discovered under pub in Mayo
What’s your favorite poem from the 1916 Easter Rising? (POLL)
Unique new Irish collections added to Findmypast
Did your ancestor seek a life on the open waves as a Merchant Navy Seaman?
Bernie Sanders slammed Margaret Thatcher on IRA hunger strikers
My great-grandfather, Ireland’s forgotten Fenian, led secret missions for 1916
New book reveals secret role of Rep Bruce Morrison in Irish peace
Northern Ireland reveals its most popular baby names for 2015
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
