We search the Irish civil registers, census and land records from here in Ireland, identify the exact entries for your ancestor, and order the official long-form certificates to your door. You get a clear report showing where every record came from.
Irish records are full of spelling variants, recycled first names and townlands that changed spelling over time. Ordering the wrong “Mary Sullivan, Co. Cork” wastes weeks. We do the matching for you, using the same official sources, and show you the evidence.
Foreign Births Register applications from US residents in 2025, up from 11,601 in 2024 (DFA figures reported by The Irish Times).
Irish civil birth registration began in 1864. Earlier ancestors need church records (DFA FAQ).
Ireland’s full standard certificate is the one used for legal and administrative purposes (HSE).
Pay securely by card. Prices are fixed and include standard certificate fees where stated.
A short form: names, rough dates, county if known, and any US documents (obituary, naturalisation, death certificate).
We search the civil registers, the 1901/1911 census and land records, and confirm the right entry before ordering anything.
You receive a PDF report by email. Official certificates are posted by the Irish civil registration service straight to your address.
All prices in US dollars. Euro amounts are approximate (1 USD ≈ 0.905 EUR, Nov 2026) and for information only.
| Extra official certificate | $45 |
| Rush research | $49 |
| Ancestral place photography | from $199 |
Search public Irish records, identify the correct entries, order official certificates on your behalf, and give you a sourced, readable report.
Give legal or immigration advice, assess whether you qualify for Irish citizenship, fill in or submit your Foreign Births Register application, or contact the DFA for you.
Eligibility is decided only by Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs. Always check the official DFA guidance. For legal questions, speak to a qualified solicitor.
No. We are researchers, not lawyers, and we don’t give legal or immigration advice. The Department of Foreign Affairs publishes the rules on its Registering a Foreign Birth page, and it alone decides applications.
The DFA’s published list asks for original civil birth certificates showing parental details. In Ireland the certificate used for legal and administrative purposes is the “full standard” long-form certificate – that is what we order. Research photocopies are not certificates and we never send them as such.
Irish civil birth registration started in 1864. The DFA says it can accept a baptismal certificate in that case. We can search the parish registers and tell you which parish holds the entry; obtaining a certified baptismal certificate depends on the parish and may cost extra.
Yes. Births before 1922 are held by both the Irish civil registration service and GRONI; later Northern Ireland births come from GRONI. The certificate fee is included in the package either way.
Irish records have gaps. If we can’t identify the registration, you get a report of everything searched and a partial refund – see our refund terms.
Yes – the registration office posts the official certificate directly to the address you give us. We never hold your originals.
Our research time is shown on each package. After we place the order, the registration office processes it (the HSE says phone orders take around 5 working days) and then it travels by international post, which typically adds one to three weeks. We can’t control postal times.
Yes. The Ancestor Snapshot was designed as a gift. Just tell us in the form and we’ll address the report to the recipient.
Fixed prices from $149. Research done from Ireland.
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