Andy, A PERCH is an old unit of measurement. Unfortunately, it's actual distance varied between countries, and changed over time. At one point in Ireland it was the equivalent of 21 feet, or 6.4 metres. Phil Young Sydney, Australia -----Original Message----- From: irl-tipperary-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:irl-tipperary-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Andy & Norma McAuliffe Sent: Sunday, 29 April 2012 6:46 AM To: irl-tipperary@rootsweb.com Subject: [IRL-TIP] Perches Christina: What are perches? Surely it has nothing to do with birds? Andy McAuliffe Kitchener, Canada ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Tipperary Queries http://pub14.bravenet.com/forum/static/show.php?usernum=1200795777&frmid=84&cmd=show ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRL-TIPPERARY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message