Acre (Irish)

Acre (Irish)

An Irish acre is a unit of area historically used in Ireland, Yorkshire, and regions bordering the Solway Firth. [Frederic Seebohm. Customary Acres and their Historical Importance. London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1914. Referenced at [http://www.sizes.com/units/irish_acre.htm] .]

One Irish acre is equal to frac|196|121 acre, 7840 square yards, or 70560 square feet.

The difference between the Irish acre and the statute acre arises from the fact that the Irish mile is frac|14|11 miles.Whereas a one-acre area ten times as long as wide would have dimensions of 66 feet × 660 feet, the Irish acre of that shape would have dimensions of 84 feet × 840 feet.

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External links

* [http://www.osi.ie/mapping/FAQ/oldMeasurements.shtml Ordnance Survey Ireland FAQ about old units of measurement]


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