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Title: Birth
Post by: Kerrill on Sunday 03 July 22 21:51 BST (UK)

Please could someone decipher this birth certificate for me.

Title: Re: Birth
Post by: heywood on Sunday 03 July 22 23:06 BST (UK)

Difficult as it is so feint. Does this make any sense to you?

Year - possibly 1867 - 17th November (maybe?)
Ego - I Eugene ? White? Priest’s name
Ecclesiae . parish of Kill?
Baptised the infant born 8th - mensis/month (can’t read that)
From Marco/Mark Finerty and Bridget Gavin
cui impost… given the name Patricius /Patrick
Godparents Patrick/Peter? Gavin and Maria/Mary Gavin

Title: Re: Birth
Post by: shanreagh on Sunday 03 July 22 23:19 BST (UK)

Please let us have the name of the County. 

Title: Re: Birth
Post by: shanreagh on Sunday 03 July 22 23:31 BST (UK)

This may be the birth recorded on Irish Genealogy from Co Galway. Registered as Patt. and the surname Fe/inaghty. From Crannagh. 
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1867/03461/2270981.pdf

Here is some info about Crannagh.
https://www.townlands.ie/galway/kiltartan/kilmacduagh/kiltartan/crannagh/

Title: Re: Birth
Post by: shanreagh on Sunday 03 July 22 23:39 BST (UK)

here is a list of Townlands from Co Galway - the one shown as
Kil****** etc may be found here.


Ooops forgot the links for the townlands  :)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_townlands_of_County_Galway

https://www.townlands.ie/galway/

I use both.

Title: Re: Birth
Post by: Kerrill on Monday 04 July 22 07:59 BST (UK)

Thanks everyone for your prompt inputs, the County is Galway.

Title: Re: Birth
Post by: aghadowey on Monday 04 July 22 10:52 BST (UK)

I would point about the this is a baptism record not a birth certificate. Shanreagh has posted a link to possible birth certificate.