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 latest Cromwellian development at Co Fermanagh's Keenaghan Abbey
How a little Irish girl forced Pope Pius X to change age of First Communion
WATCH: AOH launches poignant video to mark Irish American Heritage Month
Why Italians should reclaim St. Patrick's Day
The tragic death of Patrick, JFK and Jackie's newborn son, in 1963
IrishCentral Book of the Month: "Becoming Irish American” by Timothy J. Meagher
Irish American Heritage Month: Ireland and US "united by history, heritage, and hope"
Things every Irish parent will say to their American kids this St. Patrick's Day
The Irish cook in the White House who witnessed history
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
