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Ancestry/Genealogy

XanaDUer2

(13,807 posts) Sun Sep 1, 2024, 05:13 PM Sep 1

Help! Question.

Question. Trying to get dual citizenship with ireland. I'm lost. Grandmother born 1906 in county fermanagh (UK). How can I get her birth certificate? I'm googling and overwhelmed. Anyone done this? I'm truly lost

Anyone can help me? Tia

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Help! Question. (Original Post) XanaDUer2 Sep 1 OP

I found a website that tells how to order a birth certificate form Northern Ireland online. ShazzieB Sep 1 #1

Thanks! XanaDUer2 Sep 1 #2

I've never tried to get duai citizenship, but wnylib Sep 2 #4

You're lucky if you have a county and birth year bucolic_frolic Sep 1 #3

ShazzieB

(18,619 posts)

1. I found a website that tells how to order a birth certificate form Northern Ireland online.

Reply to XanaDUer2 (Original post)

Sun Sep 1, 2024, 05:45 PM

Sep 1

Here's the link: https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/services/order-birth-certificate-online

I don't know a darned thing about to get dual citizenship with Ireland, but it sounds like getting the birth certificate shouldn't be too hard. My father was born in England, and I had to order a copy of his birth certificate from the UK a few years ago. Once I found the instructions online, it was pretty easy.

XanaDUer2

(13,807 posts)

2. Thanks!

Reply to ShazzieB (Reply #1)

Sun Sep 1, 2024, 05:55 PM

Sep 1

I'm lost. Not sure why its so overwhelming

wnylib

(24,340 posts)

4. I've never tried to get duai citizenship, but

Reply to XanaDUer2 (Reply #2)

Mon Sep 2, 2024, 05:32 AM

Sep 2

couldn't you get some assistance from the nearest Irish consulate to you? They should be able to answer any questions and explain the procedure to you.

bucolic_frolic

(46,939 posts)

3. You're lucky if you have a county and birth year

Reply to XanaDUer2 (Original post)

Sun Sep 1, 2024, 07:44 PM

Sep 1

If I think on it I probably have both those ingredients, but not too firm on the year (from census.

The problem with Irish records is everyone has the same names. There could be hundreds of for example Margaret Brennans in a given county. Hundreds!!

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