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== Tips on Searching the Civil Registration Indexes == | == Tips on Searching the Civil Registration Indexes == | ||
*If you want to narrow your search by using the registration district, you must choose the option of "exact, close & partial matches" otherwise this narrow search will not work. | *If you want to narrow your search by using the registration district, you must choose the option of "exact, close & partial matches" otherwise this narrow search will not work. | ||
*If you don't know the registration district, then the search can be narrowed by using the county. The next section explains how to determine the registration district. | *If you don't know the registration district, then the search can be narrowed by using the county. The next section explains how to determine the registration district. | ||
*When you enter a place for your search, sometimes there are more than one spelling for the same place and you will get different results for a search on each place. If you enter a place and do not find the person, try a different spelling for the place. For example, if you enter Leix, then the drop down window will give you other spellings for this county, i.e. Laois and Laoighis. You may need to try all of these spellings for this county. | *When you enter a place for your search, sometimes there are more than one spelling for the same place and you will get different results for a search on each place. If you enter a place and do not find the person, try a different spelling for the place. For example, if you enter Leix, then the drop down window will give you other spellings for this county, i.e. Laois and Laoighis. You may need to try all of these spellings for this county. | ||