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Hello Robert:
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 Hon(ora) McGuire B 1802 +/- 4 yrs, Co. Fermanagh, with the father's forename unknown, I found 0 rcds. At this date only 1 of 22 Fermanagh RC parishes had B rcds. Rcd transcription for Fermanagh is essentially complete; it is unlikely that additional rcds will be found.
As an alternative, you can visit an LDS Family History Library. The LDS made copies of MANY, but not all parish registers. Occasionally, it has copies of old rcds which didn't survive to be transcribed. The same is true for the National Library of Ireland. The NLI made microfilms which covered all Ireland except Ulster. Its rcds were made even earlier than the LDS, but are more difficult to access.
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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