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.
Faces of the Titanic: Ellen Toomey, the third class domestic servant who survived
Irish recorded the first solar eclipse in 512
How to trace your Irish roots and build your family tree
The Irish man who was hidden on a lifeboat as the Titanic sank
19-year-old Cork man sent message in a bottle from the Titanic
After the Titanic sank, the ship’s owner hid away in Co Galway
Celebrating an Irish Easter: traditions, blessings and recipes
On This Day: Arthur Griffith became President of Ireland's parliament
Ten Easter bunny jokes for the wee ones
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
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