Hi Ron, It is the general rule in Irish Marriage Certs to state whether the father of the bride or groom was deceased. As you say there are always exceptions to the rule. Regards, Brendan Jones. ----- Original Message ----- :18 AM Subject: Marriage Entry/Certs i know in most cases in England when the Father of either the Bride or Groom is deceased at the time of their Childs Marriage that this is acknowledged on the Marriage Entry/Cert , does anyone know if the practice of the acknowledgement of a deceased Parent is the same in Ireland, of course i realise that there are always exceptions to anything . > > Regards > Ron Lanning