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Narraback

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13. Good luck!

Reply to mopinko (Reply #11)

Tue Aug 30, 2022, 09:33 AM

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you know what would be great? passports [View all] mopinko Aug 2022 OP

I have about 10 countries to chose from doc03 Aug 2022 #1

well, i think it would be fine to confine it to ppl who were refugees. mopinko Aug 2022 #6

I'm mostly Irish (ancestors from Cork), but too poor to get there. panader0 Aug 2022 #2

love that song. on my set list. mopinko Aug 2022 #7

oh man. thx for that. he's so young!! mopinko Aug 2022 #8

also fun fact- mopinko Aug 2022 #12

My "nickname" is Corky... rubbersole Aug 2022 #15

it's rly not that expensive. mopinko Aug 2022 #27

Thanks mopinko! rubbersole Aug 2022 #31

"Come home"? SharonClark Aug 2022 #3

If you asked the Irish about an influx of Yanks.... rubbersole Aug 2022 #4

oh, i'm aware. very aware. mopinko Aug 2022 #5

no but i have cousin over there. mopinko Aug 2022 #9

You can order certs online. Narraback Aug 2022 #10

thanks. i kinda knew that, but wasnt sure if it was completely paperless. mopinko Aug 2022 #11

Good luck! Narraback Aug 2022 #13

I thought Irish citizenship only applied kskiska Aug 2022 #14

correct. i have 1 on each side that came on the coffin ships. mopinko Aug 2022 #16

Since your mom was born here and does not have a birth certificate, you will probably need more LeftInTX Aug 2022 #29

ty. yeah, she got to visit when she retired. mopinko Aug 2022 #32

Mary Kearns from County Cork. panader0 Aug 2022 #17

i've seen some pretty cheap packages. mopinko Aug 2022 #33

Read up on what ancestry DNA tests mean muriel_volestrangler Aug 2022 #18

oh, i'm aware of the limits. mopinko Aug 2022 #19

I think you're trusting the company far too much muriel_volestrangler Aug 2022 #20

just to back up the paper trail. mopinko Aug 2022 #22

Let's see, who would I ask? DFW Aug 2022 #21

lol. mopinko Aug 2022 #23

an idea from fb mopinko Aug 2022 #24

Passports are SharonClark Aug 2022 #25

hopeless dreamer. mopinko Aug 2022 #26

People whose ancestors came here as slaves will have a hard time figuring out what present day BlackSkimmer Aug 2022 #28

yeah, it will be complex. mopinko Aug 2022 #30

I'm third generation Irish on my dad's side r�is�n_dubh Aug 2022 #34

yeah, my ex is there now. he married a woman from donnybrook. mopinko Aug 2022 #35

Had my dad been born in '56 instead of '53... r�is�n_dubh Aug 2022 #36

i was born in 54. am i screwed? mopinko Aug 2022 #37

i tried to find out if either of my folks' births had been registered. mopinko Aug 2022 #38

Lol how would giving people papers "based" on their genes bring people together WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2022 #39

i think just knowing where you came from does that. mopinko Aug 2022 #41

People have a lot of different ideas about what it means to "come from" someplace. WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2022 #42

Here's a compendium of websites for anyone interested in Roisin Ni Fiachra Aug 2022 #40