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.
Was 1916 leader Joseph Plunkett a roller-skating champion in Algeria?
On This Day: Republic of Ireland Act comes into effect in 1949
U.S. Ambassador to Ireland goes home to his Mayo roots
Missing 1,490 remembered in Famine walk from Strokestown to Dublin
Could Orange be the new green in Ireland as some are seeking?
Using social histories and directories for your Irish family tree
The fascinating history of Ireland's Guinness family
Time for Irish to stop calling Irish-Americans Plastic Paddies
Historic personal treasures from 1916 Rising go up for auction (PHOTOS)
Most read
- 1 Muhammad Ali’s Irish roots and the Clare connection behind the boxing legend
- 2 Christy Brown and the remarkable life behind "My Left Foot"
- 3 This slow cooker Irish stew recipe is perfect for family dinners
- 4 Inspiring emigrant letters home to Ireland from America in the Famine era
- 5 The real Irish woman behind one of the most iconic images from Ireland's Famine
- 6 Kneading Kin - My Nana's Irish soda bread recipe
- 7 WATCH: Guide for what to see and do in Annascaul, Co Kerry
- 8 James Joyce's “Ulysses”: What food did Leopold Bloom eat?
- 9 James Connolly and the fire of the Easter Rising
