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Irish Records - how do I access them?
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63Magster | Report | 15 Oct 2009 07:13 |
Bridget Whitty b 1930 October 9th is my mother. She was orphaned when she was very young and raised in convents.I have her birth certificate but it only states her name, date of birth and place (Enniscorthy, Wexford). She told me that many Irish records were lost to a fire at the records office hence her abbreviated cert. I'm trying to find her parents, she recalled a brother and that her mothers name was also Bridget. Would I need to search parish records in Enniscorthy? This may prove difficult as I live in Australia. Any help or information would be warmly welcomed. |
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InspectorGreenPen | Report | 15 Oct 2009 08:00 |
The fire you mention probably refers to the uprising of 1922 which destroyed many of the census records |
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Thistledown | Report | 15 Oct 2009 08:20 |
Hi Margaret, was Bridget born in hospital? if not it should show who was present at birth? and an address. |
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Wildgoose | Report | 15 Oct 2009 08:27 |
As Hawkwind says, you would be best to order a copy of your mother's birth certificate. It does sound like you only have a short version. |
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Thistledown | Report | 15 Oct 2009 08:48 |
Hi Birdinanest, on some certs Birth/Death certs if the person was born/died at home in the column for signature, qualication and residence of Informant it will tell if it was the grandmother of the baby born it will give her name and say mother.If born in Hospital it will give name of Occupier of the hospital. |
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Wildgoose | Report | 15 Oct 2009 09:05 |
Hi Thistledown |
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63Magster | Report | 16 Oct 2009 06:30 |
Dear all, |