Irish birth mother, adopted in UK

[mrbojangles]

Hi all,

I think I'm an Irish citizen, but I'm not sure what documents I need to prove that.

I was born in London in 1969 to an Irish-born mother and then very soon afterwards adopted by a British couple and brought up as British in the UK.

* I presume I can easily get a copy of my birth-mother's birth certificate.

* I'm guessing I can get my own long-form birth certificate naming her as my mother, is that right?

* But my name was changed at the time of the adoption. And I don't know how I prove that I am the person named on the birth certificate. I have an adoption certificate, but that only gives my current name, not my birth name. In other words I don't have a document which has both names on it.

Any help gratefully received.