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Hi Dotty:
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).
For Charles Mason B 1830 +/- 4 yrs, Co. Cork, with a father forenamed James, I found 1 rcd: 1833, Mitchelstown RC parish.
For Ellen Griffin B 1835 ditto, somewhere in Ireland, with the father's forename unknown, I found 23 rcds, with 7 in Co. Cork. Of Co. Cork's rcds, 2 were in Mitchelstown RC parish in 1831.
These MAY be for your ancestor's - no guarantee. You will need an exact DOB, parent(s) name(s), and/or placename(s) to pick which, if any, are the right ones.
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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