Civil Registration of marriages was introduced in Ireland as follows:
Protestant Marriages from 1st January 1845
Catholic Marriages from 1st January 1864
"What can I learn from a marriage certificate"?
A full marriage certificate is a "certificated" copy of an original entry in a Register of Marriage.
It tells you the following:
The exact date of the marriage
The name of the Church and Parish in which the marriage took place
The religious denomination.
The full name,age,occupation and home address of the groom
The full name,age,occupation and home address of the bride.
The name, occupation and address of both the groom’s father and the bride’s father.
The names of the two witnesses.
Note that in some cases age is simply given either as "of full age" or "over 21"
What do I receive:
You receive a full copy of the original, certified by the local District Registrar.
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