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.
Tragic Glasnevin historian’s grave now has more visitors than Michael Collins
Win the ultimate Irish family history experience
The three brave Irish sisters who raised me in Brooklyn (PHOTOS)
There’s a petition to honor the 1916 centenary with a Google Doodle
Urgent appeal to the Irish in the US to check their attics for 1916 memorabilia
When the Klan and Irish Catholics clashed at the 1924 brokered Democratic convention
Finding your family in Irish Parish Records
Story of Margaret Kehoe, brave Irish nurse who died during the Rising (VIDEO)
Irish flag raised on site of first St. Patrick's Day parade 255 years on (VIDEO)
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- 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