
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.

WATCH: Short film from 1910 proves the Irish emigrant's tale is timeless
Honoring the legacy of Ireland's Great Hunger Museum
Where is the oldest St. Patrick's Day celebration in the world?
This new twist on an old-fashioned Irish boy's name is rising in popularity
The history of the St. Patrick's Day shamrock ceremony at the White House
St. Patrick's real name was actually Maewyn Succat
A St. Patrick's Day public service announcement - It's "Paddy, Not Patty"!
One of the biggest St. Patrick's Day parades in the US steps off on Saturday
WATCH: Why Irish American Heritage Month matters more than ever
Most read
- 1 Elkstone: Connecting the global Irish to the future of Irish venture
- 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

Titanic timeline: Tracing the famous ship's creation and demise
How DNA testing helped solve one of the Titanic's lingering mysteries
Titanic in numbers: Facts and figures about the Belfast-built RMS Titanic
Public asked to document Dublin’s old street signs
Billy the Kid's Irish mother, a Great Hunger survivor
Genealogy
