Sinann, Firstly, thanks for your interest and time....to your many queries... I have tried to find some trace of his existence prior to his fostering.... parish,diocese, public records etc but nothing...on his marriage cert. "orphan" fills the space for parents....his birthday was 31.3.1910...at least thats when it was celebrated but nothing official exists to confirm this date....he often said he just didnt know where/who he came from and never liked to enquire too much as the O Boyles, the family who he was reared with, might interpret this as him being in some way ungrateful .....he always spoke of his appreciation of the goodness of the family and the way they treated him. I will take a look at the Nenagh births and try a few more avenues....again Thanks ...DH