In a message dated 3/1/01 10:08:10 AM, [email protected] writes: << On the birth certificate (Ireland) the daughter it is shown as: Annie Kate Kellagher, born 01/11/1910 at Moher, FlorenceCourt, Enniskillen with parents Patrick Kellagher (farmer)/mother Lizzie Kellagher, formerly McBrien; however, on the birth certificate (U.S.) it is shown as Annie is shown as mother: Anna Kelleher. Further adoption information states Annie's mother as "Elizabeth" and the name as Kelleher who arrived in the US in 3/1930; however age on birth certificate (U.S.) is 24 years old. Annie also stated that she was born in Fermanagh, Kinawley County. My questions are these: 1) Was it common for people to fabricate dates, etc. when arriving to the U.S. (no proof of anything required?) 2) Why can't I seem to find ANYTHING in Fermanagh for Kellagher, Kelleher when it shows it on Annie's birth certificate. 3) Can anyone help me with any of this? please? I can't seem to locate Patrick or Lizzie's Birth Certificates or any of Annie's siblings (one of whom she came to live with on Long Island, NY), marriage certificates, death certificates, etc. Nothing, zilch, nada...from Ireland or from New York City (Brooklyn last address) I will be more than happy to help anyone out with research in the United States. I am living in Tampa, Florida and if there is something I can look up on this end, I would be glad to do so... I would appreciate ANY help at all that you might be able to offer me! Thank you in advance! Dorcie Storms [email protected] >> OK, Dorcie, I'm confused here too. You have both an Irish birth ert AND a US one? How could she have a US birth cert. if she was born in Ireland?? A couple of things---Elizabeth and Lizzie are of course the same name (you probably know that already) but maybe you don't realize that Kellegher/Kelleher/Kellagher are the same name, because all are pronounced Kelleher, but can be spelled the other ways. Kinawley is the civil parish and Moher is a townland in it. The Poor Law Union is Enniskillen. If I were you, I'd take a look at the 1911 census for Co Fermanagh for the family. Based on that info, you should be able to find them in it and figure out the name confusion. My bet is that the name for the mother is either just a mistake, or she was officially Anna Elizabeth but called Lizzie. You can get the census at a Family History Center near you. (I THINK they hae released the 1911 for Fermanagh, but I may be wrong. if not, it should be ready soon.) Another thing to try---did Annie become a US citizen? Find her application--it should have the information on it. As to did people sometimes fib about ages or dates? You betcha! Keep working at this. This is all pretty recent stuff (early 20th cent.) so the records and info is there somewhere. Don't give up! Good luck, Janet C-S