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.
On This Day: Irish Famine writer William Carleton is born
A look at the US presidents with Irish roots
In 1897, NY Irish immigrants paid 10 cents to touch land from home
My Irish heritage and me: How young people can explore their Irish roots with the AOH
Here are the baby girl names that are trending in Ireland in 2025
The rise of Irish Paganism
On This Day: Ernest Shackleton, Antarctic explorer, was born in 1874
Five Irish love stories that changed history
Beautiful Irish language terms of endearment for your sweetheart
Most read
- 1 On This Day: Irish American Bruce Springsteen was "born in the USA"
- 2 Two Irish favorites combine in this delicious apple and Jameson tart recipe
- 3 The top five places to visit in County Tipperary
- 4 On This Day: Celebrated Irish artist Robert Ballagh was born in 1943
- 5 Tracing your Irish ancestry - The Brennan Clan
- 6 On This Day: "Typhoid" Mary Mallon was born in Co Tyrone
- 7 Fall into autumn with this Bramley apple strudel recipe from Bord Bia
- 8 All about the Irish surname O'Hara
- 9 President Michael D. Higgins accuses Israel of leaking his Iran letter
History
After the Titanic sank, the ship’s owner hid away in Co Galway
What did the Titanic passengers eat?
More Irish birth, marriage, and death certificates now available online
Irish man Eugene Daly's eyewitness account of the sinking of the Titanic
IrishCentral Book of the Month: "Wounds - A Memoir of War and Love" by Fergal Keane
Genealogy
