Re: Neil Sweeney/Catherine Boyle
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Neil Sweeney/Catherine Boyle
Dan Graser 5/25/08
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 Neil Sweeney B 1821 +/- 4 yrs somewhere in Ireland, I found 0 B rcds. Searching on just the letter "N," I only had 4 matches: nothing close to Neil. At this early date, it is likely the B event wasn't rcd'd, or isn't in the database yet.
For Catherine Boyle B 1834 ditto, I found 69 B rcds - too many to list here. Her rcd MAY be among these, but without more info, it is impossible to eliminate the false positives.
Suggest you research the Scotch rcds for more clues such as DOM and exact DOB.
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.