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.

Remembering Samuel Beckett on his anniversary

Remembering Samuel Beckett on his anniversary

Rebel Wilson on her Irish convict ancestors

Rebel Wilson on her Irish convict ancestors

Five things you didn’t know about your Armagh ancestors

Five things you didn’t know about your Armagh ancestors

Did your Irish ancestor receive a military pension?

Did your Irish ancestor receive a military pension?

The top Irish engagement rings (PHOTOS)

The top Irish engagement rings (PHOTOS)

5,000-year-old Newgrange to be X-rayed to determine origin

5,000-year-old Newgrange to be X-rayed to determine origin

The Flying Boats of Foynes – an era of very different air travel

The Flying Boats of Foynes – an era of very different air travel

Walt Disney asked to meet Éamon de Valera while researching leprechauns

Walt Disney asked to meet Éamon de Valera while researching leprechauns

Padraig Pearse as cross-dresser in controversial Easter Rising comedy

Padraig Pearse as cross-dresser in controversial Easter Rising comedy

Canada announces $5 million in funding for Grosse Île, famine-era Ellis Island

Canada announces $5 million in funding for Grosse Île, famine-era Ellis Island

History

Titanic in numbers: Facts and figures of the Belfast-built RMS Titanic

Titanic in numbers: Facts and figures of the Belfast-built RMS Titanic

Public asked to document Dublin’s old street signs

Public asked to document Dublin’s old street signs

Billy the Kid's Irish mother, a Great Hunger survivor

Billy the Kid's Irish mother, a Great Hunger survivor

How to have an Irish Mother's Day

How to have an Irish Mother's Day

It's vital Irish America remembers the Irish Famine

It's vital Irish America remembers the Irish Famine

Genealogy

Billy the Kid's Irish mother, a Great Hunger survivor

Billy the Kid's Irish mother, a Great Hunger survivor

DNA test led a Chicago woman to find family ties to Mrs. O’Leary of the Great Fire fame

DNA test led a Chicago woman to find family ties to Mrs. O’Leary of the Great Fire fame

“Walking in the footsteps” of your Irish ancestors

“Walking in the footsteps” of your Irish ancestors

Why do Irish Americans still identify as Irish?

Why do Irish Americans still identify as Irish?

Dubliner adopted to New York at birth reunites with Irish family 63 years later

Dubliner adopted to New York at birth reunites with Irish family 63 years later