Very interesting thread! My mother in law, who was born in a farmhouse several miles from town, didn't know her exact birthday. She used the day of her baptism as her birthday. Marian Fagan McCabe On Thu, Mar 27, 2014 at 12:32 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > My brother who had started me on the genealogy path, felt it had to do with > life insurance. The younger the person the cheaper the insurance. That's > in this country. > > > In Ireland, births had to be registered as soon as possible otherwise there > was a fine. That's OK for those who live in the town. My father who was > born in Mayo, had two birth dates. His actual birth date was in Nov 1902 > but > his civil was Feb 1903. That's when my grandmother was able to get into > town. They were living in a rural area. > > Nora > > > In a message dated 3/27/2014 3:25:49 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) writes: > > > But it is interesting that they almost always erred on the side of making > themselves younger than they really were.? Virginia > > > ====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 > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >