tonight I paid for 3 records online at the Heritage center, hoping to find my Ellen McDonnell, born that year in County Mayo. None of them were mine, but I thought I would post the information here, in case they may be of some use to some other researcher:

Ellen McDonnell, baptized 21/12/1871, address Chafhill, parish Kilgarvin district Bonniconlon, county Mayo, gender female, denomination Roman Catholic, father Farrell McDonnell, mother Jane Kelly, sponsors John Kelly, Ellen Culkin, church baptism

Ellen McDonnell, date of birth 16/12/1871, address Chaff Hill, Kilmoremoy district, Mayo county, gender Female, denomination Roman Catholic, father Thomas McDonnell, occupation farmer, mother Jane Kelly, civil birth record

Ellen McDonnell, address Cuingbeg, date of birth 24/12/1871, Kilmoremoy district, County Mayo, gender female, denomination Roman Catholic, father Thomas McDonnell farmer, mother Honor Moyles, civil birth record