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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).
For William Doyle B 1860 +/- 4 yrs in Co. Down with the father's forename unknown, I found 2 rcds, both in 1858. Will leave it to you to see which parish Banbridge is in so you can validate which, if either, of the rcds is the right one.
For Mary Valleley B 1860 +/- 4 yrs in Co. Armagh, I found 14 rcds, with 5 for "Mary Ann(e)." Middle names are problematic - sometimes they were rcd'd, sometimes not.
For Mary Valleley M 1881 +/- 4 yrs in Antrim, Down, and Armagh, I found 12 rcds with 5 listed as "Mary Ann(e)."
For Terrence Doyle B ???? somewhere in Ireland with the father forenamed William, I found 0 rcds. This isn't a good sign. It implies that rcds for the other children also don't exist; a search for them is likely to yield only false positives.
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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