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.
On This Day: Ellis Island closed its doors in 1954 after admitting millions of immigrants
Why JFK did not kiss Pope Paul VI's papal ring in 1963
40,000 Irish fought for the Confederate Army in the US Civil War
Family history, family mystery - where did my Irish great-grandfather end up?
Irish woman appalled family have been mispronouncing their child's Irish name
WATCH: Incredible remastered footage of Michael Collins in color
John F. Kennedy, Jr: facts about the president's son
The most famous redheads in the world
Irish authors and writers you should know, from James Joyce to Oscar Wilde
Most read
- 1 Save big on your dream vacation to Ireland: CIE Tours reveals Black Friday deals
- 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
PHOTOS: Farm life images from a “Big House” estate in Ireland in 1900
On This Day: William Pearse, Easter Rising rebel, was born in 1881
WATCH: A look back at Dublin City in the 1990s
How a storm brought salvation to a Co Kerry community during the Great Famine
On This Day: Five brave Sullivan brothers killed on same day during WWII
Genealogy
