Telephone directory 1950

[IrishDebra]

Oh I am so sorry. Looks like we have opposite info as I have birth certificate and no adoption/foster info. Too bad we don't live in a perfect world and you weren't born a year later! Our search is a girl born January 1951.

[persian]

I was 5 months earlier lol August 1950. Although I was born there I was handed over 7 days later. From the nursing home in the North Circulat Rd the go between was Nurse Farrell. So until I got some paperwork I always believed I was born in the home I was handed over in. So worth your while looking for a go between x

[IrishDebra]

Hmm, the birth certificate states the address only (77 Drumcondra) I learned on this chat that it was likely wrong and across the road at 78. Once we get the birth certificate we will see if there's more info. Were you adopted or fostered - if you were fostered wouldn't your name have stayed the same as your birth name? I will look into the link of Nurse Farrell and see what we come up with, amd we are trying other options too - HSE, adoption registry etc.  I am not sure I trust any records to be absolutely accurate (honest) that is for sure!

[lc1718]

Debra noel,

maybe you could try the adoption authority.. i think they hold all the records no matter which agency was used to arrange the adoption.

is the address 77 upper or lower drumcondra rd?

the archdiocese or local church might have some baptism info for the name on the birth cert..

best of luck in your search

[lc1718]

hi Persian,
did you get any information from the gro as you know your dob & the registration district?
am i right in thinking that if both parents names were on the bc then adoption was not possible

[IrishDebra]

Our birth certificate has both names. Possibly the adoption records were fudged?

[persian]

I have been the GRO no luck. The problem I have is I don't know who I am. The answer I get is well your birth has not been registered. In those days the falsification of information was rife. It was to stop people finding out the truth. I was never adopted but fostered at first the HSE denied any involvement. I then asked for information under the FOI act and got the foster information but they said they didn't have a birth certificate or birth name.

[lc1718]

debra noel, adoption orders after 1952 were supposed to be made only for orphans, babies of single mums & children between 6 mths & 7 years. legally mothers had up to 6 months to sign final papers.
as Persian said, earlier than that it seems the system was very informal

[lc1718]

Persian, if the paperwork from the hse said where you were born then they must have more information..

do you know if a person applies for information under FOI or under Data Protection, is it the same results?

am I right in thinking that foi is for government and data protection is for all other organisations?