Apologies if there is an obvious answer to this question - I'm new to Irish genealogy! I want to order the birth certificate of a John Michal Halpin, born AMJ 1920 in Belfast (I found an index record via family search and ancestry vol 1 / page 244 and a family member recalls his birthday as 6 May but has no other info). I am wanting to identify his parents and any other info.
However, the sites I have found for ordering a copy of the certificate require the mother's maiden name (I read somewhere that this was given in the index after 1903) - but the record I have found does not give this.
Can I still order the certificate?
Is there another index I can search which might provide the maiden name?
I'm also a little confused as to which is the best site to order a certificate via - there seem to be quite a few!
Any guidance would be appreciated, many thanks