Irish Birth certificates

[Blackrose87]

There was a large fire at the Irish GRO in 1922 where many records were destroyed, so, yes, results can be patchy.

Would the GRO have had records from all 32 countries at this time? Or would the 6 northern countries record have been in Belfast?
My father's family are all from Ballymena in Antrim, so maybe some records still exist?

My father has tried with his Presbyterian church but they only seem to have records back til 1860 or thereabouts.

[MacSpadger]

Would the GRO have had records from all 32 countries at this time? Or would the 6 northern countries record have been in Belfast?

I really don't know, sorry. I only have limited experience when I was looking for a possible Irish McCaig. (Turns out I should have been looking in Lochaber).

[hkjrb623]

I really don't know, sorry. I only have limited experience when I was looking for a possible Irish McCaig. (Turns out I should have been looking in Lochaber).

Why is there so many common surnames between Lochaber and Ireland? Is it the common way Gaelic names are Anglicized, or is there a lot of family ties between the two? I've been wondering this since my Grandfather came from Lochaber, but his father moved there from Leitrim. The surname Reynolds is common in both places. It really messed me up trying to research the geneology.