I would not describe the privilege of citizenship as : dubios: the average Irish person will come through this. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Edel Codd" <poncan_gael@yahoo.com> To: <ny-irish@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, October 23, 2010 8:38 PM Subject: Re: [NY-IRISH] applying for Irish citizenship and passport > As long as you have all your documentation in order and you have deep > pockets, you should be fine. It's now $1,325 for the (dubious) privilege > of citizenship, and $111 for the passport. And the fees might go up in > this budget, who knows? The government could certainly use the money! And > the average Irish person is like the proverbial turnip. :D > > Edel Codd, Tralee > In Kerry/Dingle Peninsula: ASHE-Camp & Ballyknockane, & related; > BROSNAN-Dingle Town, & related; CAVANAUGH–Holyoke, MA area (related to > BROSNAN) > In Wexford: CODD, Woodlands & Carne, & related; FARDY, Coolboy, Gusserane, > & related; PRESCOTT – Albany, NY > > > --- On Sat, 10/23/10, Paula Spencer <prspencer1@comcast.net> wrote: > >> From: Paula Spencer <prspencer1@comcast.net> >> Subject: [NY-IRISH] applying for Irish citizenship and passport >> To: NY-IRISH@rootsweb.com >> Date: Saturday, October 23, 2010, 1:32 AM >> Greetings- >> >> I am in the process of applying for Irish citizenship and >> an EU >> passport based on my Irish-born maternal grandparents. >> >> Could those of you who have successfully completed this >> process offer >> advice or suggestions? >> >> Thanks, >> >> P. F. Spencer >> ====NY-Irish Mailing List==== >> Don't forget to check out the NY-Irish mailing list >> website. Also, check/add your NY-Irish surnames on the >> Surname Registry: http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/NYIrishList/ >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> NY-IRISH-request@rootsweb.com >> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the >> subject and the body of the message >> > > ====NY-Irish Mailing List==== > Don't forget to check out the NY-Irish mailing list website. Also, > check/add your NY-Irish surnames on the Surname Registry: > http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/NYIrishList/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NY-IRISH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message