Certificate of Irish Heritage

**bdkilted** · 5th October 11, 08:24 AM

my wife's family is Irish, but 40 euros for a piece of paper that says the Murphys are Irish? Too steep for me.

**J_Mimbs** · 5th October 11, 08:27 AM

Originally Posted by bdkilted

my wife's family is Irish, but 40 euros for a piece of paper that says the Murphys are Irish? Too steep for me.

That's how I feel as well. And its another 60 for them to frame it for you. Great idea, but way too expensive.

**Phil** · 5th October 11, 08:35 AM

Sounds like a great revenue raising idea to me. The current euro crisis and the failure of Ireland's "Celtic Tiger" boom in the recession means they need every euro they can get. So what better way can you think of? On the other hand you might just think it is a bit of a rip-off.

**Downunder Kilt** · 6th October 11, 02:31 PM

Originally Posted by Phil

Sounds like a great revenue raising idea to me. The current euro crisis and the failure of Ireland's "Celtic Tiger" boom in the recession means they need every euro they can get. So what better way can you think of? On the other hand you might just think it is a bit of a rip-off.

From the first post of the thread Phil, I thought exactly the same thing. If you have the money and want something, that I class as a bit of fun (much like those plots that you buy in Scotland to become a Laird) then go ahead.

In all seriousness, if you got the paperwork that proves you are of Irish descent eg. birth certificates, death certificates, marriage certificates, copy of electoral rolls etc. then do you also need a certificate?

Yes it's a fun thing and a revenue raiser for the Irish government and the Company that's organising it.

**Red Stag** · 6th October 11, 01:35 PM

Turns out my Irish GG grandfather was born in Liverpool, England in 1847 but both of his parents were Irish. I have their names but no birth dates/places, just the family story that they were from Balinasloe, Co. Galway but they may have moved there from some place else. My Scottish GG grandmother was Irish and Welsh according the 1880 US census. I can't trace my surname out of Pennsylvania but some of the first people in the area with that name came over in 1690. My Gaelic ancestors are a tough bunch to track down.