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Hi Angela:
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 William Lyons M 1908 +/- 4 yrs in Co. Tyrone with the father's forename unknown, I found 2 rcds in 1908: one civil, one church. These are likely duplicates. For the church rcd, it was in Clonoe.
For Cat(herine) Donnelly M ditto, I found 11 rcds: 1905, 1906, 2-1907, 4-1908, 2-1909, and 1911. One of the 1908 rcds was also in Clonoe. These are likely for your ancestors - no guarantee. A view of the detailed rcds SHOULD show they married each other, AND reveal their parents' names as well as other info.
Alternatively, you can visit/contact an LDS Family History Library. The LDS microfilmed MOST of the surviving parish registers beginning in the 1940s.
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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