1770 West Kerry, Land Measurement, an Ounce, one sixteenth of a Greeve, enough for a Potato Garden

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In Edith Mary Johnston-Liik’s companion book pmn the History of the Irish Parliament she deals with the multiplicity of 18th century land measurements.

On she quotes from Arthur Young’s Travels in West Kerry 1770, Parish of Tooavistar,  in an Ounce, one sixteenth of a Greeve, enough for a Potato Garden

Old Irish Land Measurements Ploughlands and Gneeves Cosses

1793. Letting of 18 Gneeves at Kealties, Durrus, West Cork from Stephen Derinau to Young Roycroft, Gent, Clonee.

Goleen, 1844, A Gneeve, one twelfth part of a Ploughland.

Sale in 1729 of lands by Lord Burlington, Jeremh/Jeremiah Coughlan (From Carrigmanus Agent) to Richard Tonson for £3,882, including, One Ploughland Town and Lands of Shannyvoghwora Ballydehob, 422 English acres, 3 Ploughlands Carrigerinat Coghanicue Coghlianullean East Carbery 1, 697 English acres, Coolmountain 1,139 English acres, 4 Gneeves Shanaciane, the Unpropriate Tithes of 14 Ploughlands of Durrus , Kilcrohane and Kikmocomoge (Bantry), Callesita alias Callesta 374 English acres, Carrigneal 1 and a half Ploughland 894 English acres and 1830s Tithe Aplottments of Tithes for Evansons of Durrus

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