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I assume you are looking for info rather than making a statement.
I searched 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).
Note 4 - Each parish's rcds have their own quirks and limitations, too many to enumerate individually.
For Cath(erine) O'Gara B 1884 (exact) somewhere in Ireland with a father forenamed Patrick, I found 2 B rcds a church and a civil one in Co. Mayo. Rcd keeping was good at this time. There is a HIGH probability that one of these is for your ancestor.
Nora is likely a dimmunitive for Honor or Honora.
For Honor O'Gara B ???? ditto, I found B rcds in several counties, but the ones closest in time to Catherine are in 1877 and 1888 May.
For Mary O'Gara B ???? ditto, I found the same pattern.
For Ann O'Gara B ???? ditto, the same.
Co. Mayo seems to be the most likely origin of your ancestors.
For Patrick O'Gara M 1875 +/- 2 yrs in Co. Mayo, I found 2 M rcds in 1871: one civil, one church. The evidence is slight that this is for your ancestor.
Suggest you search U.S. Censuses for the relevant decades for Bridget, Mary, and Honor. These should provide better estimated DOBs. With this info, visit this website and do your own search.
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 genform msg.
Hope this helps. Good luck.
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