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WHEN IS A BIRTH RECORD NOT A BIRTH RECORD? Michael Walsh  B.Sc (Econ), M.A.G.I. This is the story of a mysterious birth record! I was supporting an application for citizenship.  I searched for the birth of Christina Emily NOONAN who was born on 27 December 1901 to Patrick NOONAN and Hannah CROKE in Ballyclough, Co. Cork. I found a baptismal record which showed that Christina Emily NOONAN was born on 27 December 1901 to Patrick NOONAN and Hannah CROKE and baptised on 29 December 1901 in the RC parish of Ballyclough in Co. Cork. However, I also found a civil … Read More