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« on: Sunday 17 January 21 12:33 GMT (UK) »
Thank you both. To answer your comments first Ruskie. The mother and baby homes and the adoption boards no longer exist and all their records have been handed over to a state-run organization. We have met with this organization. They confirm they have details of both her parents. They claim that they have tried to contact her father on her behalf but have been unable to locate him. They claim that both his Christian and Surnames are very common which makes location difficult. They say they never had an address for him and are only aware of his name because that is the name my wife's mother gave them at the time of birth. They also suggested that her mother might have made up the name just to stop the Nun's from continuously asking. Although they claim they couldn't find this man or indeed confirm that he actually existed with this name they still refuse to give my wife his name claiming they can't under data protection legislation. We have spoken to lawyers who confirm that thgis indeed is the law in Ireland.
Thanks Flemming for your suggestions. I don't really understand DNA but I will have a look at what you have suggested.