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: Dublin Gothic writer Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu died in 1873
"Irish? Catholic? Join Here": Finding community with The Ancient Order of Hibernians
WATCH: Irish revolutionary leader receives Valentines at his grave a century after his death
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Take our Famous Brigid's Quiz and test your knowledge this Brigid's Day Bank Holiday
WATCH: Historic Irish American moments told through Pathé newsreels
Remembering the Irish NYPD patrolman who wrote one of Ireland's most loved ballads
WATCH: An Irish priest's incredible film footage of mid-century American life
The Irish roots behind America's Groundhog Day
Exploring Celestial Celtic-Christianity this St. Brigid's Day
Most read
- 1 From St Patrick’s Day fun to wild landscapes: Drive into Ireland’s heart in 2025
- 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
The Irish whiskey renaissance: How Dublin’s Liberties reclaimed its distilling legacy
WATCH: A serene look at Ireland in 1977 featuring music from Paddy Moloney and The Chieftains
New documentary explores Ireland's first "talkie"
The most popular girl and boy baby names in Ireland in 1985
On This Day: Irish political leader Garret Fitzgerald was born in 1926
Genealogy
