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.
Roger Casement, 1916 rebel executed on this day, denied hero status because he was gay
Are your Irish ancestors in the Kilmainham Jail autograph book from 1916?
This mythological Irish name was given to fewer than three babies last year
The men onboard the Titanic who gave up their lives to save women and children
Ten little known facts about Ireland's 1916 Easter Rising
Powerful poem on what it means to be an Irish American in Ireland
On This Day: The US Civil War begins in 1861
The Irish man who was hidden on a lifeboat as the Titanic sank
On This Day: Titanic sets sail from Southampton, docks in Cherbourg, France
Most read
- 1 Brenda Fricker, the first Irish actress to win an Oscar, has died
- 2 Returning home, rediscovering Ireland: Why some journeys mean more
- 3 On This Day: Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan "accidentally" flies to Dublin instead of California
- 4 Killarney National Park's "devastating" fire caused by human activity, Nature Minister says
- 5 WATCH: A visually stunning Irish travelogue from more than 60 years ago
- 6 Aer Lingus to nix several US routes as part of overall reduction in flying
- 7 LISTEN: Dr. Martin Russell, Ireland’s global diaspora thought leader
- 8 Ireland's ban on goods from Israeli settlements to become law after passing through Oireachtas
- 9 Milwaukee Irish Fest returns to the lakefront with new headliners and hidden gems
History
Castles, passage tombs, Viking cities – in Ireland, ancient history is all around you
The myths and legends of the Giant’s Causeway
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
Genealogy
