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.
Ireland's ancient Celtic festival of Bealtaine, a celebration of summer's arrival
This moving poem on death, adapted by Irish monks, offers quiet comfort
Public asked to shape future of Aughrim Battle site upgrade
Ireland’s Brehon Laws were way ahead of their time
Stand with Irish stories and sustain independent journalism
Six interesting facts about Easter Rising 1916 leaders
Seán Heuston’s stand at the Mendicity Institution helped shape the Easter Rising
This once popular Irish name is at risk of extinction
Grolier Club exhibition explores the Irish Literary Revival and national independence
Most read
- 1 Brenda Fricker, the first Irish actress to win an Oscar, has died
- 2 On This Day: Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan "accidentally" flies to Dublin instead of California
- 3 Killarney National Park's "devastating" fire caused by human activity, Nature Minister says
- 4 WATCH: What did "new look" fashion look like in 1970s Ireland?
- 5 Aer Lingus to nix several US routes as part of overall reduction in flying
- 6 LISTEN: Dr. Martin Russell, Ireland’s global diaspora thought leader
- 7 RTÉ scores record audiences with FIFA World Cup semi-final matches
- 8 Milwaukee Irish Fest returns to the lakefront with new headliners and hidden gems
- 9 Ireland's ban on goods from Israeli settlements to become law after passing through Oireachtas
History
On This Day: Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan "accidentally" flies to Dublin instead of California
The Leitrim orphan girl who became New Orleans' "Mother of Orphans"
The Irish didn't just come to America, they helped create it
Irish famine emigrant's emotional letter home to Mom and Dad in 1850
Remembering Countess Markievicz, the rebel who died 99 years ago today
Genealogy
