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I research the Irish Family History Foundation's database. It contains 12,000,000 surviving rcds for abt 65% of Irish counties. Rcds are increasingly sparse B4 1840, rare B4 1800.
Note 1 - Without a KNOWN parish, the chance of an ancestor's rcds NOT being in this database is AT LEAST 35%.
Note 2 - Only 1/2 of Co. Cork's rcds are in this database.
Note 3 - The RC church kept control over most parish rcds from Tipperary (north). These are ONLY available thru the Tipperary Family History Research center at a substantial fee (regardless of outcome).
My research is complicated by the fact that Co. Clare rcds aren't in the database yet. Since the marriage and birth of Patrick may have occurred in Co. Clare, there is a high probability that their rcds won't be found.
For Pat(rick) Barry B 1839 (exact) somewhere in Ireland with a father forenamed William, I found 0 rcds.
For Wi(lliam) Barry M 1838 +/- 1 yr somewhere in Ireland, I found 12 rcds with 3 in Co. Limerick.
For Cath(erine) McNamara M ditto, I found 10 rcds with 6 in Limerick. However, none of these matched those for William at the parish level.
For Wi(lliam) Barry B 1809 +/- 2 yrs in Co. Limerick with the father's forename unknown, I found 2 rcds: 1809-Patrickswell parish and 1810-Galbally & Aherlow. Father's forenames were Thomas and Pat(rick) respectively. There were no B rcds for an Ellen or Mary Barry within a relevant range of yrs around these dates. One of these MAY be for your ancestor. However, these dates are early for Irish rcds - no guarantee that they survived.
For Cath(erine) McNamara B 1817 +/- 4 yrs somewhere in Ireland with the father's forename unknown, I found 25 rcds. Again, with the fly in the ointment of Co. Clare, the chance that one of these is for your ancestor is abt 25%. You will need an exact DOB, parent(s) name(s), and/or placename to select which, if any, is for your ancestor.
Google the Foundation's name to lead you to this database. Register, opt to be notified as rcds are added and browse. Pls post your search results to my genforum msg.
Hope this helps. Good luck.
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