Irish Birth Certificate, Eire Birth Certificate, Republic of Ireland Birth Certificate, ROI Birth Certificate
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A Birth Certificate issued in Eire / Republic of Ireland will be written in both Gaelic and English.
If it was issued from 1st October 1997 onwards an Irish / Eire Birth Certificate should contain the following information (where known or applicable).
Child’s Name
Child’s Surname
Date of Birth
Sex
Place of Birth
Mother’s Name
Mother’s Surname
Mother’s Birth Surname (Maiden Name)
Mother’s Former Surnames
Parent’s Mothers Surname
Occupation
Address
Father’s Name
Father’s Surname
Former Surnames
Parent’s Mothers Surname
Occupation
Address
Informant’s Name
Informant’s Surname
Qualification
Address
Informant’s Signature
2nd Informant’s Details (if applicable)
Registrar
District of Registration
Superintendent Registrar’s District
County
Date of Registration or Re-registration
Registration Number
Name of Issuing Officer
Date of Issue (of the actual copy)
Records of the Civil Registratration Service have now been converted to electronic format. They have either been directly scanned or the data therein has been typed into the service’s new electronic database. They are preserved using strict safeguards.
Replacement copies of Eire / Republic of Ireland Birth Certificates are printed on special security paper and incorporate several security features. It is always an offence to alter a certificate or attempt to use an altered certificate.
If it is felt that the transcribed information is faulty it should be reported back to the Issuing Office where the Registrars still have access to the original records. Transcription errors can unintentionally occur especially where the original entry is unclear.
Prior to 1st October 1997 birth registrations did not include the following information:-
A Surname for the child
Any Former Surname of the Father
The Address and Occupation of the Mother
A Birth Certificate is an historical record, therefore these details will appear blank on replacement copies of Eire / Republic of Ireland Birth Certificates where the birth registration occurred prior to 1st October 1997. This is not an error. To include them would be an alteration of the original registration details by an unauthorised person and illegal.
This generally only applies to transcibed copies. Scanned copies retain their original classification boxes/fields.
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