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Hi Vickie:
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 county, 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).
For Owen Lamb B 1834 +/- 4 yrs somewhere in Ireland with the father's forename unknown, I found 5 rcds: 1831 Louth, 1836 Meath, 2-1837 Armagh, and 1838 Meath. Father's forenames were Pat(rick), John, Pat(rick), Tho(mas), and James respectively. One of these MAY be for your ancestor - no guarantee. You will need an exact DOB, parent(s) name(s), and/or placename(s) to pick which, if any, is the correct one.
For Mary Coughlin B 1841 (exact) in Co. Mayo with the father's forename unknown, I found 0 rcds. Rcd keeping started late in Co. Mayo.
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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