I have only a short time on public computers per day to do research and wonder if someone can point me in the right direction? A friend was adopted at birth and knows only the full name of her birth mother approx age and that she was Irish. A long order I appreciate but is there anyone who can point me in the right direction? Thanks Mick

Hi Mick I'd start with the index for birth records. If you're using a library computer, you might be able to access the index using the Ancestry website (which is free to use in libraries I believe) (www.ancestry.com) when you find the entry on the index, you will be able to order a copy of the birth certificate from the registry office. You don't say if you are in Southern or Northern Ireland. Southern certificates are available from the general registry office in Dublin and northern ones from the general records office which I believe is in Belfast. Good luck with that Theresa http://www.glass-ts.com/PDFs/GTS_Terms_Conditions.pdf Click below if you wish to pay either company: http://www.britglass.org.uk/payment.php http://www.glass-ts.com/payment/payment.php P please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. http://www.britglass.org.uk/BritishGlass/British_Glass_Environmental_Policy_Statement_-_Mar_08.pdf http://www.glass-ts.com/PDFs/GTS_Environmental_Policy_Statement_-_Mar_08.pdf (Click to view policies) This message (and any associated files) is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is confidential, subject to copyright or constitutes a trade secret. If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that any dissemination, copying or distribution of this message, or files associated with this message, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the message and deleting it from your computer. Messages sent to and from us may be monitored. Internet communications cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. Therefore, we do not accept responsibility for any errors or omissions that are present in this message, or any attachment, that have arisen as a result of e-mail transmission. If verification is required, please request a hard-copy version. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the company.