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tabbey · 21-11-2017 10:40PM

Jellybaby1 wrote: »

I wonder if a search of the newspaper archives would uncover any local deaths. Unfortunately I don't have a sub, maybe someone else?

You don't need a sub, it is free in any public library in Ireland.

Hermy · 22-11-2017 08:44PM

Thank you GRO for your stupid site.:mad::mad::mad:

What do I do now?

pinkypinky · 22-11-2017 09:18PM

I don't know, Hermy. Have you tried contacting them directly?
It's working for me.

Hermy · 23-11-2017 10:09AM

It's letting me back in this morning.
I must have pressed the refresh button once too often and it locked me out.
Some of the images work better than others - particularly the shop fronts - while others just descend into an endless loop of clicks.
So I thought I'd just click refresh until the shop fronts appeared but that is not advisable.:eek:

montgo · 23-11-2017 10:26AM

Hermy,
I haven't been asked to select those difficult images for yonks, usually get straight in after clicking the I'm not a Robot and inputting my initials.

It is annoying though that one is kicked out and have to log in again after a short period of inactivity.

Hermy · 23-11-2017 10:55AM

It's frustrating beyond belief.

If the thing worked it wouldn't be so bad but too often it doesn't.
Then there's the fact that, as you say, you get kicked out every so often.
I can't think of another website that's this awkward.
And because it's such an important and invaluable website I suppose the issue is magnified.
Why one can't just log in and stay logged in is beyond me.

eqwjewoiujqorj · 23-11-2017 11:46AM

RE: reCAPTCHA 'I'm not a robot'

What browser are you using?

I find with some older Firefox versions it takes multiple attempts, and the images are very slow to load new images after being clicked.

With FF 57 just one attempt does the job.

Same with Brave browser.

Hermy · 23-11-2017 01:36PM

eqwjewoiujqorj wrote: »

...the images are very slow to load new images after being clicked...

That issue is happening a lot at the minute.

I have just recently downloaded FF57 but it's made absolutely no difference.

mickmackey1 · 23-11-2017 02:23PM

montgo wrote: »

Hermy,
I haven't been asked to select those difficult images for yonks, usually get straight in after clicking the I'm not a Robot and inputting my initials.

Same here... I've been on it that many times they're probably thinking 'oh it's him back yet again, no point putting on the images' :pac:

KildareFan · 24-11-2017 09:45AM

I see the Family Search site is going to require log ins - I hope that they don't go to the GRO Capcha designers or I'll go insane.

montgo · 24-11-2017 09:50AM

At least you can generally stay logged in to Familysearch for 2 weeks.

Hermy · 24-11-2017 09:54AM

KildareFan wrote: »

I see the Family Search site is going to require log ins - I hope that they don't go to the GRO Capcha designers or I'll go insane.

They wouldn't, would they?

shanew · 24-11-2017 11:18AM

might be of use to to help locate mis-indexed or missing index entries - A BMD register image browse tool ..

Hermy · 24-11-2017 12:47PM

That's brilliant - thanks Shane.

blander · 27-11-2017 03:04PM

Thanks for that tool! I looked through all the births in the Gort registration district for the Kellys I'm searching for and couldn't find anything. Maybe they just didn't get registered...

MAGZERFLOOD · 27-11-2017 04:25PM

Shane you’re brilliant!

MAGZERFLOOD · 27-11-2017 04:26PM

Have you spoken to Sr de Lourdes in Gort? She’s the local genealogist and knows about everyone

blander · 27-11-2017 09:16PM

Yes, I e-mailed her about a year ago. She graciously spoke with the family still living there, unfortunately they didn't even know their great grandparent's names (Michael Kelly and Bridget Ford) let alone the generation before that. I should probably e-mail her again one of these days.

pinkypinky · 03-12-2017 09:19PM

Looks like irishgenealogy.ie is down this evening. Anyone able to get in?

mickmackey1 · 03-12-2017 09:24PM

Working fine for me.

Boscod · 04-12-2017 09:02AM

Not working for me '500 - Internal Server Error'

montgo · 04-12-2017 09:08AM

Seems okay for me this morning and no probs last night.

pinkypinky · 04-12-2017 10:12AM

It is working for me now but I'm on a different pc and broadband connection (sneaky genealogy at work!)

pinkypinky · 05-12-2017 10:42PM

Same problem again this evening.

Hermy · 06-12-2017 09:07AM

That's odd - no issues with it myself the past few days.

I did get a response from them to an email re the Captcha. They weren't aware of any issue but it's been somewhat improved since so maybe they reset something.

pinkypinky · 06-12-2017 09:27AM

I have bookmarked the search page rather than the homepage and am going to try that.

mickmackey1 · 09-12-2017 09:52PM

Methuselah needs to pull up his socks to catch this bloke

BowWow · 29-12-2017 06:44PM

Probably just wishful thinking, but any chance we could get the 1917 Births, 1942 Marriages and 1967 Deaths in the next few weeks?

The National Archives have the issue of the 30 year State Papers down to a fine art. Really shouldn't be a difficulty in the CRO doing the same with the 100, 75 and 50 year rule on things in their possession.

To be honest what I really need is the 1926 Census...:)

tabbey · 29-12-2017 07:08PM

BowWow wrote: »

Probably just wishful thinking, but any chance we could get the 1917 Births, 1942 Marriages and 1967 Deaths in the next few weeks?

The National Archives have the issue of the 30 year State Papers down to a fine art. Really shouldn't be a difficulty in the CRO doing the same with the 100, 75 and 50 year rule on things in their possession.

To be honest what I really need is the 1926 Census...:)

First we should get the historic deaths,

There is no privacy issue in relation to someone who is dead a century and a half.

Hermy · 29-12-2017 07:21PM

BowWow wrote: »

Really shouldn't be a difficulty...

Indeed there shouldn't be a difficulty but whomsoever's in charge always manages to prove us wrong on that count.

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