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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 Pat(rick) Keenan B 1774 +/- 1 yr somewhere in Ireland, I found 1 rcd in 1774, Co. Westmeath. Westmeath is near Co. Armagh and the port of Newry in Co. Down.
For Mary Keenan B 1780 ditto, I found 0 rcds.
Your dates are VERY early for Irish rcds. The chance of finding an ancestor prior to 1800 is less than abt 5%.
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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