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Offline Phantomfixer

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Help with surname on Irish Birth record
« on: Saturday 03 September 22 07:52 BST (UK) »
Please could anyone help me read this surname on an Irish Birth record, Thankyou.

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Re: Help with surname on Irish Birth record
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 04 September 22 19:52 BST (UK) »
Hi, and welcome. (I think it's because it's your first post that it's taken a while to appear.)

I'm seeing this as 'formerly Creggan', though the letters of the first word are a bit unclear. However, I can't at the moment think of anything else it could be, and it would make sense if it's in the box for the mother.

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Re: Help with surname on Irish Birth record
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 04 September 22 20:02 BST (UK) »
Welcome to Rootschat  :)

I'm seeing the same as arthurk from the snippet you've posted.If the birth certificate is available on Irish Genealogy then you could post a link to it or give us the details (name, registration district, year) so we can take a look at a larger sample of the writing to be sure.
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Re: Help with surname on Irish Birth record
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 04 September 22 23:33 BST (UK) »
I agree with 'formerly Creggan'


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Re: Help with surname on Irish Birth record
« Reply #4 on: Monday 05 September 22 00:42 BST (UK) »
Yes, Creggan for me too.
Coffey, Cummins [Rathfalla, Tipperary], Cummins [Skirke, Laois], Curran, Dillon [Clare], Fogarty [Garran, Laois/Tipp], Hughes, Keshan (Keeshan), Loughman [Harristown and Killadooley, Laois], Mallon [Armagh], Malone, Markham [Caherkine, Clare], McKeon(e) [Sligo/Kilkenny/Waterford], McNamara, Meagher, Prescott [Kilkenny/Waterford/Wexford?], Rafferty, Ryan, Sullivan, Tobin
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