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Definition of Irish pound
1. Noun. Formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Irish Pound
Literary usage of Irish pound
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Treatise on the Law of Damages: Embracing an Elementary Exposition of the by Jabez Gridley Sutherland (1893)
"In the cases referred to it appears that the difference between the irish pound
sterling and the English pound sterling was such that twelve English pounds ..."
2. The Economic History of Ireland from the Union to the Famine by George Augustine Thomas O'Brien (1921)
"In normal times, owing to the differences between the English and the irish pound,
exchange between London and Dublin ..."
3. Revolution in Measurement: Western European Weights and Measures Since the by Ronald Edward Zupko (1990)
"... hundredweight of ll2 pounds each, but variations ranged from 2000 to 2400
pounds See Irish hundredweight none none none See irish pound none none none ..."
4. The Belfast Magazine and Literary Journal (1825)
"An irish pound note, of those at present in circulation, or 24 tenpenny tokens,
will be reckoned about 18s. 5£d. sterling, after the change in currency ..."
5. Ireland by Martin Gostelow (2001)
"In 1979, the historic step was taken to break the link with the pound sterling,
creating the irish pound or punt. The Northern Question Meanwhile, ..."
6. A Treatise on the Law of Damages: Embracing an Elementary Exposition of the by Jabez Gridley Sutherland (1893)
"In the cases referred to it appears that the difference between the irish pound
sterling and the English pound sterling was such that twelve English pounds ..."
7. The Economic History of Ireland from the Union to the Famine by George Augustine Thomas O'Brien (1921)
"In normal times, owing to the differences between the English and the irish pound,
exchange between London and Dublin ..."
8. Revolution in Measurement: Western European Weights and Measures Since the by Ronald Edward Zupko (1990)
"... hundredweight of ll2 pounds each, but variations ranged from 2000 to 2400
pounds See Irish hundredweight none none none See irish pound none none none ..."
9. The Belfast Magazine and Literary Journal (1825)
"An irish pound note, of those at present in circulation, or 24 tenpenny tokens,
will be reckoned about 18s. 5£d. sterling, after the change in currency ..."
10. Ireland by Martin Gostelow (2001)
"In 1979, the historic step was taken to break the link with the pound sterling,
creating the irish pound or punt. The Northern Question Meanwhile, ..."
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