Civil registration of all births, marriages and deaths only started in Ireland in 1864. At the beginning, not all events were registered as was required. To search a five year span of records requires the following information - Surname, Forename, Townland/County and approximate year of birth.

Type of Birth Record	Price	Click here to order online	Click here for Mail Order Form
Photocopy/Scan	EUR40	Offline
Official Certificate	EUR80	Offline

When the search is successful, the photocopy/certificate of the record will show the Date and Place of Birth, Name, Sex, Name and Address of Father, Name of Mother, Fathers Occupation and the Name of the Informant.

Genealogy Tip: When you have the birth record, you will know in which year they would be old enough to marry. You can then search for their marriage record to see if they did marry.

Genealogy Tip: If you are unsure of the spelling of a townland, or you want to know where the townland is, use the Irish Placename Search facility.

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