I have NEVER seen the name of a church (Catholic or Protestant) on the Civil Birth certificates I received from the GRO. However, they will have the townland the child was born and where the parents resided at the time of birth. With that you could then seek out the church for the religious persuasion you are seeking. I think there is a place on the Clare Library list that names the churches for RC and the dates their sacramental records commence. Since you have researched in Ireland you know that pre 1864 is quite an "iffy" project. Mary Ellen Chambers DLCulhane@cs.com wrote: Could someone on the list who has access to the civil marriage index tell me if there is a record of a marriage between Thomas Kelly and Sarah (unknown last name) in the Corofin district between 1864 and 1871? (Thomas was my greatgrandmother's brother. I'm hoping the civil registration will lead me to the church, and thus to my greatgreatgrandmother's name, currently a brick wall.) Thanks very much! Diane Culhane ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRL-CLARE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message