Birth Cert. Tough luck on that.

time lord

My wife gave birth to a healthy boy some time back. 10 fingers 10 toes all happy out.

I was dispatched by my good wife to give the baby's name in at the nurses station for the registration of his birth. I gave the nurse the childs name and spelled it out.

After some months I went to the birts deaths and marriages office to collect his birthcert.
The worker handed me a written copy of the original. His name was spelt wrong. I queried this whilst somewhat perplexed with what had happened.

What can I do I asked. She said she must copy exactly what was written in the nurses station and it was now a legal matter. I could apply for an amended copy with the correct spelling but the original would always stay in the office wrongly spelt.
All it was folks was the nurse hadn't put a fada on a four letter name.
A tiny dash of ink so close yet so far; the original right in front of me and nothing I could do.

So on that point was she right? Is their nothing I can do to ever change it.
Being able to write our names properly in Irish in our own country is something my family holds dear so whilst a small problem for some it just rubbed me up the wrong way. Where is Des Bishop whan you need him:)

username123

It would appear that you can have this fixed.

Section 7. Corrections of Errors and other Amendments.

A birth certificate is a legal document and cannot be amended unless there are valid reasons to do so, as the Civil Registration service has a duty to protect the integrity of the records held. In circumstances where the information given AT THE TIME OF BIRTH OR RE-REGISTRATION was incorrect or flawed, there are a number of provisions and procedures that must be followed in order to amend the entry.

7.1 Clerical Errors

In cases where an entry contains a misspelling, a juxtaposition of the particulars (e.g. surname and forename entered in the wrong order) or other clerical error, this can be addressed under the provisions of section 63 of the Civil Registration Act, 2004.

Any interested party (e.g. parent, relative, civil partner or the person to whom the entry applies (if an adult)) may apply in writing to any Superintendent Registrar (via any registration office) for the correction of a clerical error. An administrative form for this purpose is available at any local registration office, and must be completed and returned to the Superintendent Registrar, along with some documentary evidence of the correct spelling, etc. – (unless, of course, the error is self evident). If the Superintendent Registrar is satisfied that a clerical error has occurred, the entry will then be corrected

time lord

Appreciate that. I will follow up. The staff member was adamant that the original wouldn't change though regardless what was written on any copy I got but I will follow it up.

antocann

im kinda in the same boat , i needed a passport 2 year ago , and basicly my birthcert says my name is "antoconn" not "antocann"

had to get a ****e load of letters saying that was an error on the cert , and to prove it was actualy me ,

what do i do to rectify this ?

Marcusm

A guy in my class at school had this problem and never got it sorted. Only thing is in that case they spelled his surname incorrectly (enting in -tall not -tle) meaning that all of his life he has had a different surname from his parents and siblings!!

seamus

antocann wrote: »

im kinda in the same boat , i needed a passport 2 year ago , and basicly my birthcert says my name is "antoconn" not "antocann"

had to get a ****e load of letters saying that was an error on the cert , and to prove it was actualy me ,

what do i do to rectify this ?

Given the amount of time that has elapsed, you may not be able to benefit from the Civil Registrations Act. However, it would be worth making an application to have the error corrected as per the post above yours. Supporting documentation in your case would be things like your parents' marriage cert showing the correct spelling of the surname to demonstrate that it was a clerical error at the time of recording.

If that fails, you can legally have your name changed, which basically just gives you an attachment for your birth cert with the correct spelling if you ever need to apply for a passport and such.