Hello Barbara Holt, I certainly agree there could be mistakes in transcribing civil records/parish records, and that only adds to the mysteries of Irish records. I have transcribed & posted much of my own research and am amazed at how many times a baptism of one child could be listed in different registrations. Just keep in mind-- even if nobody makes mistakes in recording, I have several instances where one or more members of the family registered a birth on different days--same child. Date, location, but registered twice. Still many were NOT registered by my stubborn Irish lot. I also have found many instances where the Priest seemed to travel to rural areas, and take back the records with him to record in another location. So I have found them twice. This is no good answer or solution, but just wanted to share my research experience to add to the pot. Regards, Candi in California