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Frenchpark is in Co. Roscommon. B rcds here begin in 1865.
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 Kathleen O'Gara B ???? somewhere in Ireland with the father's forename John, I found 0 B rcds.
B/M/D registration was civil after 1863 and comprehensive. Civil rcds are kept by the General Register Office. Contact it at http://www.groireland.ie for certificate copies. If you don't know a birth date, look for a Death Cert; these usually record the birth date and other info.
If the death occurred in the U.S., the Social Security Death Index provides similar info. Also, state "Vital Records" departments keep similar data.
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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