I wonder if anyone could help me. My grandmother, Henrietta Kennedy, was born in Portarlington in 1880 and came to Perth, Australia in about 1906. A couple of years ago I had extensive searches done in Ireland for her birth certificate / baptismal cert./ First Communion registration ~ all to no avail.after months of searches. I need to find some proof that she was indeed an Irish citizen ~ My mother's birth cert. says Herrietta was born in Portarlington; I know she lived in Ireland until she was 26. Can anyone advise me what I might do to get proof of her Irish citizenship as I am hoping to apply for an Irish Passport but need proof that my grandmother was Irish. What should I do ? John Bourke, Bathurst. NSW Australia.