Here is some more information I received on ordering a birth certificate from Co Clare: "Civil registration of births, marriages and deaths began in 1864 in Ireland. If you can use the Family History Library, it is a do-it-yourself project. Use the Index; then order the appropriate microfilm for the certificate. To order a certificate (which you need for dual citizenship) the cost is 5.5 Iriish punts to General Register Office, 8-11 Lombard St., Dublin 2. Other Clare addresses: Clare County Library, Mill Road, Ennis, Co Clare, Ire. Clare Heritage Center (Ignatius Claery), Corofin, Co Clare Clare Archaeological and Historical Society, Sister Francis O'Dwyer, Colaiste Muire, College Road, Ennis, Co Clare"