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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 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 James McDonald B 1827 +/- 2 yrs in Westmeath or Meath with the father's forename unknown, I found 3 rcds: 2-1827 and 1829 all in Westmeath. Father's forenames were John, Edward, and Denis respectively.
For Mary O'Brien M 1822 +/- 4 yrs in Co. Westmeath, I found 3 rcds: 2-1820 and 1822.
For ???? McDonald M ditto, I found 3 rcds: Michael 1820 Andrew 1826, and Francis 1826. There are no McDonald M rcds with the forename "Saunders" at anydate, anywhere in Ireland. Saunders may not have been his given name.
None of the M rcds appear to be for your ancestors. Will let you search other counties with other search ranges.
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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