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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 John Riley M 1820 +/- 1 yr somewhere in Ireland with an unknown father's forename, I found 12 M rcds.
For Mary Sweeney M ditto, I found 13 M rcds.
Comparing the yr and county for each other, I deduced the county where they married was Cork. Searching at the parish level, I found matching M rcds in Castletownroche parish in 1820. These rcds are HIGHLY likely to be for your ancestors. A view of the M rcds SHOULD show their parents' names and other info.
For the children, I didn't find B rcds for James, Anna, Rose, or Ellen in Co. Cork. I also couldn't find another county in common in the database. This hints that the children were likely born in an area which hasn't been digitized yet.
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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