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Hi Lisa:
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 the surname McElderry, the earliest B rcd in this database is for 1829. For the surname McCabe, the earliest is 1731.
For John Fenton B 1842 +/- 4 yrs somewhere in Ireland with the father's forename unknown, I found 16 rcds - too many to summarize here. You will need a more exact DOB, parent(s) name(s), and/or placename(s) to pick which, if any, if for your ancestor.
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.
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