
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.

History of Connemara Marble from Co Galway, the rare Irish gemstone
The best Irish legends and myths to tell your kids at storytime
New book explores how Notre Dame fought the KKK out of South Bend
WATCH: Bruce Springsteen sings and pulls a pint in Kildare pub
The Irish nun remembered as the "Angel of Alcoholics Anonymous"
Meghan Markle has a surprising Irish connection
History of Skellig Michael, the ancient Irish island featured in "Star Wars"
What's your Irish county? County Cavan
WATCH: "Derry Girls" and "Bad Sisters" stars explore what fills their heart with Ireland
Most read
- 1 Discover where nature meets heritage with CIE Tours' NEW Ireland Walking & Hiking tours
- 2 Irish comfort foods to whip up when you need a homestyle treat
- 3 Traditional Irish hearty vegetable soup recipe
- 4 Is there a proper way to drink a pint of Guinness? Or are the rules nonsense
- 5 Baileys Irish Cream and Irish whiskey cocktail recipe
- 6 WATCH: Amazing footage of Dublin’s Four Courts being rebuilt a century ago
- 7 When New York was Irish, in summers long ago
- 8 Old Head Golf Links in Kinsale wins Visit Cork 2024 Green Award
- 9 July 4th recipe for firecracker shrimp
History

An Irish nun's friendship with Princess Diana
On This Day: Irish American hero Thomas Francis Meagher died in 1867
WIN a private walking tour of Dublin's Georgian architecture with lunch at the Merrion Hotel
WATCH: Incredible US footage of 1920s Ireland colorized
WATCH: Amazing footage of Dublin’s Four Courts being rebuilt a century ago
Genealogy
