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.
Fostering children was huge in ancient Ireland 2,500 years ago
Ancient Irish wedding traditions and superstitions
This Irish name is the most popular travel-inspired girls' name
Celebrate your loved ones milestones with Irish Heritage Tree
Spread the love this Valentine's Day by gifting them an Irish Heritage Tree
Skelliking Day: Ireland's ancient form of Mardi Gras before Lent
Brendan Fraser's Irish great-great-grandfather once shot at scab hired to replace him
St. Brigid - amazing tales of a true strong Irish woman
St Brigid Festivals 2024: Events not to miss this weekend across Ireland
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