Hi folks, I'm really struggling to make a direct connection with my Irish grandfather and wondered if anyone has been in a similar situation. He didn't sign his children's birth certificates, was not married to my grandmother who died shortly after my mother was born, and my mother was taken into c...

Hi folks, I'm really struggling to make a direct connection with my Irish grandfather and wondered if anyone has been in a similar situation. He didn't sign his children's birth certificates, was not married to my grandmother who died shortly after my mother was born, and my mother was taken into ca...

Great, thank you Vadrar. Yes, it's a bit complicated, and I'm new here as you probably guessed, but this is very helpful!

This is really insightful, thank you. Yes, I am pursuing FBR. The parent who was related to them is deceased and their death certificate only lists their adoptive parents (my parent was placed in care before school age after the death of her mother, so I don't think there would be any of the documen...

Hello folks, I have encountered a problem with my Irish citizenship by descent application as my Irish-born grandfather is not on his children's birth certificates (they have his family name, but the father's details section is blank on the certificates, so their father could be anyone with his fami...