Re: Hydes of County Cork Ireland 1588-
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In reply to:
Re: Hydes of County Cork Ireland 1588-
5/10/99
My father told me that effectively itwas the size of a parcel of land.The story is that someone was awarded the land he could cover with a cow's skin; so he cut it around the edges into a very long thin leather strip and was so able to "cover" a large parcel of land.