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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 Patrick McCluskey B 1816 +/- 4 yrs in Co. Tyrone & Fermanagh with the father's forename unknown, I found 0 rcds. Sources for Fermanagh show that only 4 of 22 parishes were keeping B rcds as of 1816.
For Ellen Dougherty B 1819 +/- 4 yrs somewhere in Ireland with the father's forename unknown, I found 9 rcds: 1815 CRK, 1818 CRK, 1818 LIM, 3-1820 CRK, 1822 GAL, 1823 CRK, and 1823 KIL. None were in Fermanagh. Since you know Patrick was born in Fermanagh, it is likely that Ellen was also.
For Ellen Dougherty M 1842 +/- 4 yrs in Fermanagh, I found 0 rcds. By 1840, only 5 of 22 Tyrone & Fermanagh parishes were NOT keeping B/M/D rcds. These parishes are Badony, Ballygawley, Coagh, Eglish, and Plumbridge. These ancestors MAY have come from one of these parishes. This should focus your search. You may want to contact local historical societies or the parish priests in these areas.
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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