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Hi Sharon:
I research the Irish Family History Foundation's database. It contains 12,700,000 surviving rcds for abt 70% 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 30%.
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).
Frank is a rare forename in Ireland.
For Frank McKeon M 1863 +/- 1 yr, Co. Leitrim, I found 0 rcds in either Leitrim, or in a broader all Ireland search. This infers he didn't marry in Ireland, or the rcd didn't survive.
For Frank McKeon B 1844 +/- 4 yrs, Co. Leitrim, with the father's forename unknown, I found 1 rcd, Kinlough RC parish. Father's forename was James. A view of the detailed rcd SHOULD show his parent's names and other info useful in identifying their marriage rcds.
For James McKeon M 1840 +/- 4 yrs, Co. Leitrim, I found 5 rcds: 1839, 2-1841, 1842, and 1844. One of these MAY be for your ancestor - no guarantee.
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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