A = Acre; R= Rood; P = Perch. Acre is a measure of 4840 sq. yds (the Irish measure was 7840 sq. yds. now obsolete). Rood is the fourth part of an acre or forty sq. poles (a sq. pole is 30 1/4 sq. yds. In linear measure it is 5 1/2 yds). Perch is a measure of 30 1/4 sq. yds. Also a linear measure of 5 1/2 yds., or 16 1/2 feet; the same as pole. Both the Pole and the Perch are a measuring rod; usually a length of timber. The term "rod" is reserved for a fixed physical measuring instrument. In land measure a "rod" is the same length as "pole" and "perch". I'm not aware of the term being used in place of "rood"? Jim McDonald culrua@iol.ie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Maureen Shelly" <mcshelly2@msn.com> To: <SHAMROCK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 16, 2001 7:27 AM Subject: Re: [SH] RFI-Irish acreage > Pardon me, what is a perch? Is it a measurement or one of those huge bird > houses? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <JDMUMM@aol.com> > To: <SHAMROCK-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 6:12 PM > Subject: Re: [SH] RFI-Irish acreage > > > > Hello: > > > > > > The R stands for Rod. and the P stands for perches. > > > > John the Irishman from Texas. > > > > ______________________________ > > > ==== SHAMROCK Mailing List ==== > *** Helpful Hints for Successful > Searching > http://community.webtv.net/mpetzolt2/helpfulhints ** > >