begorrah it’s official

[colinm]

Lucky sod!, my wife can get one cos she’s got Irish grandparents but that’s no good to me.

If you travel together then you can tour EU at your leisure.

 

[trevskoda]

If you travel together then you can tour EU at your leisure.

And learn to do we jigs and tell tall stories which of course are all true.

 

[rugbyken]

if your wife can get one your covered as long as your travelling together

 

[barge1914]

Well done. Try as we may, we simply couldn’t dig up documentary proof of Lynns Irish Grandfather.

 

[rugbyken]

simplest first step is to obtain a death certificate the system can build everything from there worked for me

 

[Lee]

finally here started the process pre covid resurrected it in june now finally here took 3 separate additional supplements had to jump through the hoops but now officially a paddy lolView attachment 114061

Does this mean we won't see you again unless we go to Portugal?

 

[n brown]

you'll have to learn the local 'pat'ois

 

[trevskoda]

you'll have to learn the local 'pat'ois

Wrong accent for north with the crown badge.

 

[Tim120]

Well done. Try as we may, we simply couldn’t dig up documentary proof of Lynns Irish Grandfather.

When I looked, birth records were available, for both my parents, D.O.B. 1913, 1916, to view online, which was very helpful, I then could choose the relevent ones and order them.
Not sure how far back records are kept, so this may be an issue.

 

[Pudsey Bear]

When I looked, birth records were available, for both my parents, D.O.B. 1913, 1916, to view online, which was very helpful, I then could choose the relevent ones and order them.
Not sure how far back records are kept, so this may be an issue.

Where do you go to look at records?

 

[barryd]

Im thinking of asking Trev if he will say he is my long lost granddad. Will that work?

 

[trevskoda]

Im thinking of asking Trev if he will say he is my long lost granddad. Will that work?

Less of the grandad bit or you will look like a leprechaun with two big fat ears.

 

[n brown]

Less of the grandad bit or you will look like a leprechaun with two big fat ears.

definitely sounds like an Irish grandad !

 

[barryd]

Looks like Ive burnt my bridges with Trev. Anyone else remotely Irish (I'd settle for French even) want to adopt me?

 

[Pudsey Bear]

Im thinking of asking Trev if he will say he is my long lost granddad. Will that work?

NOOOOO you might end up with a shed full of scrap bikes to move.

 

[Pudsey Bear]

I decided to join Myheritage for the free 14 days thing to find records of my dad, I have his death records and it has his DOB on them but not the place, I assumed he was born somewhere in Castlewellan but I'm getting zero result even for ireland.

 

[Debroos]

I decided to join Myheritage for the free 14 days thing to find records of my dad, I have his death records and it has his DOB on them but not the place, I assumed he was born somewhere in Castlewellan but I'm getting zero result even for ireland.

You could try Familysearch or, if you have a dob, parish records on the Irish government website nli. Not sure if it covers the north but it ought to given that partition wasn't until the 20's.

 

[Pudsey Bear]

Nli seems to stop at 1881, I'm struggling to find anything more.

If someone has an account that might help, I can pass on his basic info in case you can get further, not sure how much info they need anyway.

 

[trevskoda]

I decided to join Myheritage for the free 14 days thing to find records of my dad, I have his death records and it has his DOB on them but not the place, I assumed he was born somewhere in Castlewellan but I'm getting zero result even for ireland.

Castlewellan is not in Ireland, its in N Ireland dummy.

 

[Pudsey Bear]

Sorry Trev, of course NI.