Birth Certificates in Ireland.

[emandvee]

Is it true that birth certificates were only issued to Protestants in Ireland? Round about the time of the potato famine

[geofbob]

From 1845 (about the time of the Potato Famine) to 1864 there was official registration only of non-Catholic marriages in Ireland - apparently this was because the Catholic clergy did not want registration because there were still in existence laws which prevented them marrying couples of which one member was non-Catholic. Since1864 there has been official registration of all Irish births, marriages and deaths.For further info see http://media5.fastclick.net/w/safepop.cgi?mid=2398
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[geofbob]

Sorry, all the above link will get you is a pop-up for emoticons! Try http://allaboutirish.com/library/gen/civreg.htm

[LARGE_DOG]

yes and they still shud b

[LARGE_DOG]

yes and they stil shud be