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Hello Helen:
I research the Irish Family History Foundation's database. It contains 12,800,000 surviving rcds for abt 70% of Irish counties. Rcds are increasingly sparse B4 1840, rare B4 1800. Cos. Donegal and Derry were recently added to the database.
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).
Note 4 - Microfilms of parish church rcds are kept by the National Library of Ireland (NLI).
For James Tait B 1830 +/- 4 yrs, somewhere in Ireland, with the father's forename unknown, I found 4 rcds: 1829 Leitrim, 1830 Down, 1830 Down, and 1830 Antrim. Father's respective forenames were Robert, Patrick, Patrick, and Robert. You will need an exact DOB, parent(s) name(s), and/or placename(s) to pick which, if any, is the right one. Note - Tait is of Scottish origin. Google Scotlandspeople to search there as well.
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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