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    #452
    tabbey
    Registered Users Posts: 1,943 ✭✭✭tabbey


    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.


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    #453
    Hermy
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 11,302 Mod ✭✭✭✭Hermy


    Thank you GRO for your stupid site.:mad::mad::mad:
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    What do I do now?

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    #454
    pinkypinky
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 6,616 Mod ✭✭✭✭pinkypinky


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

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    #455
    Hermy
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 11,302 Mod ✭✭✭✭Hermy


    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:

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    #456
    montgo
    Registered Users Posts: 565 ✭✭✭montgo


    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.


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    #457
    Hermy
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 11,302 Mod ✭✭✭✭Hermy


    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.

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    #458
    eqwjewoiujqorj
    Registered Users Posts: 506 ✭✭✭eqwjewoiujqorj


    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.


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    #459
    Hermy
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 11,302 Mod ✭✭✭✭Hermy


    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.

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    #460
    mickmackey1
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,288 ✭✭✭mickmackey1


    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:


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    #461
    KildareFan
    Registered Users Posts: 683 ✭✭✭KildareFan


    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.


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    #462
    montgo
    Registered Users Posts: 565 ✭✭✭montgo


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


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    #463
    Hermy
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 11,302 Mod ✭✭✭✭Hermy


    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? :(

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    #464
    shanew
    Registered Users Posts: 2,777 ✭✭✭shanew


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

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    #465
    Hermy
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 11,302 Mod ✭✭✭✭Hermy


    That's brilliant - thanks Shane.

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    #466
    blander
    Registered Users Posts: 17 ✭blander


    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...


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    #467
    MAGZERFLOOD
    Registered Users Posts: 14 ✭MAGZERFLOOD


    Shane you’re brilliant!


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    #468
    MAGZERFLOOD
    Registered Users Posts: 14 ✭MAGZERFLOOD


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


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    #469
    blander
    Registered Users Posts: 17 ✭blander


    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.


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    #470
    pinkypinky
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 6,616 Mod ✭✭✭✭pinkypinky


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

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    #471
    mickmackey1
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,288 ✭✭✭mickmackey1


    Working fine for me.


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    #472
    Boscod
    Registered Users Posts: 96 ✭✭Boscod


    Not working for me '500 - Internal Server Error'


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    #473
    montgo
    Registered Users Posts: 565 ✭✭✭montgo


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


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    #474
    pinkypinky
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 6,616 Mod ✭✭✭✭pinkypinky


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

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    #475
    pinkypinky
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 6,616 Mod ✭✭✭✭pinkypinky


    Same problem again this evening. :(

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    #476
    Hermy
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 11,302 Mod ✭✭✭✭Hermy


    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.

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    #477
    pinkypinky
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 6,616 Mod ✭✭✭✭pinkypinky


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

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    #478
    mickmackey1
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,288 ✭✭✭mickmackey1


    Methuselah needs to pull up his socks to catch this bloke :D

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    #479
    BowWow
    Registered Users Posts: 1,760 ✭✭✭BowWow


    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...:)


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    #480
    tabbey
    Registered Users Posts: 1,943 ✭✭✭tabbey


    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.


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    #481
    Hermy
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 11,302 Mod ✭✭✭✭Hermy


    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.

    Genealogy Forum Mod



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