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Hi Heather:
I research the Irish Family History Foundation's database. It contains 12,800,000 surviving rcds for abt 70% of Irish counties. Rcds are increasingly sparse B4 1840, rare B4 1800. Cos. Donegal and Derry were recently added to the database.
Note 1 - Without a KNOWN county, the chance of an ancestor's rcds NOT being in this database is AT LEAST 30%.
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).
Note 4 - Each county has its own set of quirks, and limitations. Since you are an avid genealogist, you should be able to work your way around them.
For Marg(aret) Sullivan B 1880 +/- 4 yrs, somewhere in Ireland, I found 168 rcds - too many to summarize here.
For Charles Madden B ditto, I found 5 rcds: 1877 Antrim, 2-1879 Mayo, and 2-1881 Antrim.
Since Charles and Margaret likely lived long enough to have been eligible for social security, you should google "SSDI" to find their exact DOB, and sometimes placenames of birth. The RC church in West Madden likely has copies of their marriage rcds in its registers. This will give you their ages, and USUALLY their parents' names.
Also, Charles likely registered for the WWI draft. These rcds are available online. This rcd will also establish a DOB.
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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