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.

My grandfather's war - tracing the footsteps of an Irish doctor in WWI (PHOTOS)

My grandfather's war - tracing the footsteps of an Irish doctor in WWI (PHOTOS)

New York’s own Whitey Bulger – criminal kingpin Owney Madden

New York’s own Whitey Bulger – criminal kingpin Owney Madden

Uncovering New York’s Irish secrets, one day at a time (PHOTOS)

Uncovering New York’s Irish secrets, one day at a time (PHOTOS)

Irish tourism enjoys best start since 2008 as US numbers climb

Irish tourism enjoys best start since 2008 as US numbers climb

Irish family history: ashes to archives

Irish family history: ashes to archives

Tracing a rebel ancestor

Tracing a rebel ancestor

Travel the Northern Ireland seen in “Game of Thrones” (PHOTOS)

Travel the Northern Ireland seen in “Game of Thrones” (PHOTOS)

New year-round Aer Lingus service to Shannon announced in major tourism boost

New year-round Aer Lingus service to Shannon announced in major tourism boost

New evidence of foul-mouthed, lawless Brendan Behan

New evidence of foul-mouthed, lawless Brendan Behan

Letter written on Titanic hours before sinking to be auctioned

Letter written on Titanic hours before sinking to be auctioned

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