Polish is the most widely spoken foreign language in Kilkenny homes, and the paperwork follows families from Thomastown to Castlecomer: a Polish testament going through probate, an odpis aktu urodzenia for a naturalisation file, a świadectwo pracy for a new employer. We translate Polish documents into certified English for €29.95 per page, each with a signed and stamped Certificate of Accuracy. One to three pages are usually emailed back within 24 hours.
2,198 people in Co. Kilkenny speak Polish at home (Census 2022), the largest foreign-language group in the county.
Many Polish families settled in Co. Kilkenny in the years after Poland joined the EU in 2004, and their paperwork has changed with them. Early requests were for employment certificates and driving records; today they are more often naturalisation files, children's Matura results for the CAO and inheritance papers when a parent in Poland dies. Polish civil records are EU documents, so a multilingual standard form may replace a translation for some bodies, although many Irish bodies still ask for a full English version.
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When a Kilkenny estate includes a will written in Polish, often a notarial testament drawn up by a Polish notary, the Probate Office admits it in terms of an English translation. We translate the Polish testament, notary clauses included. Your Kilkenny solicitor can explain how the affidavit of translator for the Probate Office should be handled.
Family law or civil proceedings at Kilkenny Courthouse on Parliament Street sometimes rely on a Polish court judgment, bank record or string of text messages. We translate each exhibit, text messages included. Court rules also ask for a translator's affidavit, and your solicitor can explain how that is dealt with on Parliament Street.
Nurses trained in Poland who want to join St Luke's General Hospital register with NMBI first. We translate the Polish nursing diploma, the supplement listing clinical hours and the zaświadczenie o prawie wykonywania zawodu, keeping every stamp.
Kilkenny school leavers who completed the Polish Matura, or who moved here mid-course, apply to SETU's Carlow or Waterford campuses through the CAO. We translate the świadectwo dojrzałości with subject levels and percentages exactly as printed.
Odpis skrócony aktu zgonu
When a parent dies in Poland, their children in Kilkenny may have to prove the death to a bank, insurer or solicitor here. The short extract comes from the Urząd Stanu Cywilnego, and we translate its entry number and registry seal.
Decyzja ZUS o przyznaniu emerytury
Polish residents of Castlecomer or Callan who worked in Poland before 2004 often receive a ZUS decision letter at pension age. Anyone assessing their Irish pension entitlement may ask for an English version, with each contribution period and monthly amount shown.
Prawo jazdy
Delivery firms and car insurers around Kilkenny sometimes want to read a Polish licence before hiring or quoting. The card follows the EU numbered-field layout, and we translate every field on both sides, including categories such as C+E and the restriction codes printed beside them.
Before a registrar appointment or a meeting with a Kilkenny solicitor, ask whether a Polish registry office can attach the EU multilingual form to your certificate, which it does on request. For a probate file or a bank, where a full English version is usually expected, order the translation from a clear scan of the whole document, reverse side included.
€29.95 per page (300 source words) for certified Polish translation, with free delivery by email. Add a hard copy by tracked post (€14.95) or an apostille for use abroad (from €149.95) at checkout. See all services.
