I don't know for certain who you are ordering have ordered 3 or 4 certs from the GRO and I had no problems with the credit card. It is about the only way to save on charges for foreign currency. I wish they would all take them online but they don't. I also did a couple using one of the Heritage Centers in Ireland. I sent my card info in 2 or 3 emails. I have used my card with a County in England too. All went well there too. http://www.groireland.ie/ I will say that the GRO is slow but they will search a couple of years either way if you request a search. They eventually come through. They can look across county lines. Ask for a photocopy NOT a certified copy. It is cheaper. Good luck, Christina > To the listers: > Can any tell me how close Mullingar is to the Longford boundary > line? Is Abbeyshurle close to this area?Also if I send for a birth > certificate how safe is my credit card information? I tried to send > for it while I was in Ireland when I was there. I had to buy a > postal money order. Now I have been able to print the form to send > for it I am nervous about sending my credit card information. I > have never done this before. Is it secure? When they could not > find anything they sent me back an Irish money order. I sent for > two and lost money because the rate of exchange was different then > when I purchased it. And was unable to cash the money order until > someone I knew was going over. Thanks for any help. Elizabeth in > New York >