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.
Senate President Therese Murray wins 2014 Tip O’Neill Irish Diaspora Award
Travel back in time to Ireland – Tramore, County Waterford
Iconic statue of Molly Malone moved for tram line construction
A brogue to beat all! Can you understand a word? (VIDEO)
WATCH: Taking the plunge - top surf spots in Ireland
New Famine exhibit in US sheds light on women’s role
My childhood Irish vacation in Rosscarbery, West Cork
The burning passion behind why we Irish dance
From JFK to Marilyn Monroe - the historic visitors to Shannon
Most read
- 1 Silly Irish jokes that are sure to make you laugh!
- 2 Irish blessings and prayers for funerals
- 3 An Irish twist on a winning comfort food - bangers and mash
- 4 Traditional Irish recipes for a taste of home
- 5 On This Day: The fiercest blizzard of the 'Big Snow' of 1947 hit Ireland
- 6 Symbol of Ireland: the Irish harp's sweet music and myth
- 7 How the heroic Irish won the American Revolution
- 8 Why Ireland should be your must-visit food destination in 2026
- 9 The Irishman who discovered South Pass and the Oregon Trail
History
On This Day: Harry Clarke, stained glass artist, is born in Dublin
The intersection of Saint Patrick and paganism in Ireland
St. Patrick’s Breastplate: the prayer of Ireland's patron saint
St. Patrick’s Day on Achill Island - a day unlike any other
WATCH: Irish Colleens mark St. Patrick's Day more than a century ago
Genealogy