Does anyone have access to Irish birth records?

[happydays347]

That helps so much!
His funeral note said James 'Seamus' O'Neill, perhaps that's why?

[aghadowey]

It would be fairly unusual to name a boy James Seamus (like calling him James James in England).

His funeral note said James 'Seamus' O'Neill, perhaps that's why?
Sounds as though his name was James but he was known as Seamus by family or friends.

However there is a possiblity that his birth is registered as Seamus rather than James. You would really need more information before deciding you have found the correct birth record.

[happydays347]

No Seamus O'Neill's born March 1940 in Ireland, or so the site says.
Has to be one of the two James I think

[aghadowey]

No Seamus O'Neill's born March 1940 in Ireland, or so the site says.
Has to be one of the two James I think

What site 

[andycand]

Hi

I'm not familiar with Irish Birth Registration but in England you had 42 days (I think) to register a birth, if Ireland was similar then the birth could have been registered in the April to June quarter

Andy

[aghadowey]

Think it was about the same here at the time, Andy. Was also going to mention that the child could have been registered without christian name(s) being chosen and thus would be harder to identify in the civil index.

[happydays347]

I used familysearch

[aghadowey]

I used familysearch

If that's the case then the index only shows the quarter (not the month) of registration. Therefore, it will be Jan.-Mar., Apr.-June, July-Sept. or Oct.-Dec. not a precise month.

[happydays347]

Yes, and the only two records were the two I found earlier, and if registered in the month or so after, there's one more now