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.
Baltimore remembers three Famine coffin ships packed with Irish
Cork’s Spike Island was the largest prison in the British Isles
Belfast hero of the Titanic honored in New Jersey (PHOTOS)
Former attorney general says 1916 leaders “had no legitimacy”
Five easy and inexpensive steps to finding your Irish roots
The ghost of Roger Casement and his speech from the dock
Irish cousin of Joe Biden proud and excited that the Vice President is “coming home”
How our distinctly Irish way of giving directions came to be
Poverty-stricken author of Irish national anthem forced to sue Irish state
Most read
- 1 Fascinating facts about County Mayo
- 2 Roger Casement, 1916 rebel executed on this day, denied hero status because he was gay
- 3 Funny phrases Irish use that Americans don’t
- 4 How a white lie saved one Irish woman's life aboard the Titanic
- 5 The reality behind the Irish characters in the 1997 movie "Titanic"
- 6 Dusty Springfield's real name was Mary O'Brien, born to Irish parents in London
- 7 Farmer violently beaten to death in what the gardaí believe was land dispute
- 8 Tralee, a gateway to the Kingdom, no rose smells as sweet
- 9 Lions, luxury and living history - explore the epic Fota Island, off Cork
History
Catalpa flag to go on display at National Museum of Ireland for first time
The Swede and the Finn who fought at the GPO in the 1916 Rising
Dusty Springfield's real name was Mary O'Brien, born to Irish parents in London
My aunt witnessed the 1916 King Street murder of innocent Irish civilians
Roger Casement, 1916 rebel executed on this day, denied hero status because he was gay
Genealogy
