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Every birth, marriage and death in Ireland over the past 160 years has been recorded by the General Register Office.
You are obliged by law to register any birth or death in your family as well as all marriages and you will be given a certificate stating the names, gender, dates and other details.
In the case of a birth or death, hospital staff will generally explain the registration process to you and tell you where to find the local Civil Registration Office.
In Cork, there are three Regional Superintendent Registrar’s Offices
- The Cork South Office is in Adelaide Court, Adelaide Street, in Cork city
- The Cork North Office is in the County Council Offices, Annabella, Mallow
- The Cork West Office is in the Courthouse in Skibbereen
There are also a number of Civil Registration Offices throughout the county including
- The Community Hospital, Castletownbere
- The Community Hospital, Youghal
- The Community Hospital, Midleton
- The Health Centre, Macroom
- The Health Centre, Kinsale
- Western Road, Clonakilty
- Currihevern, Lislevane, Bandon
- Bank House, Bantry
Certificates for births, marriages or deaths all cost €10 and you can have additional certified copies for €8 each. A search for and photocopy of an entry in the registry costs €6.
You can download an application form for a copy of a birth, marriage, or death certificate from the General Register Office website http://www.groireland.ie. Expect to wait three to four weeks for your certificate to arrive.