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.
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Rare names in Ireland given to less than three baby girls last year
On This Day: WWII's Belfast Blitz begins, bringing horrendous losses
The Irish man who tried to steal the British Crown Jewels
The classic Irish nickname that soared in popularity in 2024
What did the Titanic passengers eat?
More Irish birth, marriage, and death certificates now available online
Titanic timeline: Tracing the famous ship's creation and demise
April Fools! Some of the best pranks in Irish history
Most read
- 1 Share your "Love Letter to Ireland", win a trip for two to the Emerald Isle!
- 2 On This Day: Irish American Bruce Springsteen was "born in the USA"
- 3 Two Irish favorites combine in this delicious apple and Jameson tart recipe
- 4 The top five places to visit in County Tipperary
- 5 On This Day: Celebrated Irish artist Robert Ballagh was born in 1943
- 6 Tracing your Irish ancestry - The Brennan Clan
- 7 On This Day: "Typhoid" Mary Mallon was born in Co Tyrone
- 8 Fall into autumn with this Bramley apple strudel recipe from Bord Bia
- 9 All about the Irish surname O'Hara
History
On This Day: Titanic struck an iceberg despite receiving warnings
Did anti-Catholic sentiment of Titanic workforce help doom the unsinkable ship?
On This Day: Handel's "Messiah" premiered in Fishamble Street, Dublin
On This Day: We celebrate Samuel Beckett's birthday with some superb quotes from this literary genius
On This Day: USS Jamestown sent to Ireland on a Famine-relief mission
Genealogy
