[Loch-Ruadh] Speaking Forsoothly - Daily Lesson 24

[johnmlovelady at charter.net]

you left out  firkin  as in  ' a firkin of ale'... a firkin is one quarter of a barrel....but since barrels vary in size......it was decided that

one firkin = 9 imperial gallons

now this is a measure that even the IRISH can appreciate

cian .....; )

---- "Pádraig Ruad Ó Maolagáin" <padraig_ruad at irishbard.org> wrote: 
> "Daily" Lesson 24
> 
> Number and Measures – 4
> 
> Volume
> 
> * Mouthfull  - about 1/2 ounce
>           (NOTE:  This is obviously NOT an Irish Bard mouthfull)
> * Jigger  - 2 mouthfulls, or about 1 ounce
> * Jack or Jackpot  - 2 jiggers
> * Gill or Jill - 2 jacks
> * Cup - 2 gills
> * Pint - 2 cups
> * Quart - 2 pints
> * Pottle or Half Gallon - 2 quarts
> * Gallon - 2 pottles
> * Peck - 2 gallons
> * Half Bushel - 2 pecks
> * Bushel - 2 half bushels
> * Cask, Strike, or Coomb - 2 bushels
> * Barrel - 2 casks
> * Hogshead - 2 barrels
> * Butt or Pipe - 2 hogsheads (and now you know how big a buttload is)
> * Tun - 2 butts (A tun is approximately a ton) A Tun is 2,048 lbs, but is
> a fair estimate given that the weight and volume can be derived all from
> mouthfulls of water.
> 
> Shakespearian Word/Phrase of the Day:
> 	Hale – Haul or drag
> 	“Hale him forth, that I may confront him face to face!”
> 
> Padraig
> -- 
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