Record of stillbirths 1940's

Claire,

I think it’s only been possible to register stillbirths in Ireland since 1995, and even that is not mandatory:

https://www.gov.ie/en/service/e6c3d6-registering-a-stillbirth/#:~:text=All%20stillbirths%20occurring%20in%20Ireland%20since%201%20January,who%20shows%20no%20sign%20of%20life%20at%20birth.

Sadly, I don’t think you’ll find any record of a stillbirth in the 1940s, certainly in state records and I’d be surprised if they were recorded in parish records either. (I’ve never seen one).

Dear Elwyn, 

Thank you so much for your reply. My sister seems to think she got these names from the Catholic Church records, but ran out of time before she took details of dates.

The births have been confirmed by other family members.

As i'm not certain they were stillborn, do you think theres a possiabilty that they were recorded in the parish records but not given a birth certificiate?

Kind Regards

Claire 

Claire,

Births did occasionally go unregistered particularly in the early years of birth registration (1864 onwards) but by the 1930s and 1940s I would say it was fairly unusual, but not impossible.  Baptisms for the years you are interested in are not on-line so you would need to contact the parochial office and ask them to search for you.

Thank you Elwyn, I appreciate this information