Buying clothes or shoes in Ireland can be an adventure. Likewise working out distances or using a cookbook may be a nightmare. Here are some quick hints on converting Irish weights and measures into European or US standards (and vice versa).
Female shoppers are advised to be extra careful - dress sizes may be Irish-British, French, Italian or European! If in doubt, please try it on.
Clothing - Men's Shoes
- Ireland and UK Size 7 equals
European Size 41 and
US Size 8 - Ireland and UK Size 7.5 equals
European Size 42 and
US Size 8.5 - Ireland and UK Size 8.5 equals
European Size 43 and
US Size 9.5 - Ireland and UK Size 9.5 equals
European Size 44 and
US Size 10.5 - Ireland and UK Size 10.5 equals
European Size 45 and
US Size 11.5 - Ireland and UK Size 11 equals
European Size 46 and
US Size 12
Clothing - Women's Shoes
- Ireland and UK Size 4.6 equals
European Size 38 and
US Size 6 - Ireland and UK Size 5 equals
European Size 38 and
US Size 6.5 - Ireland and UK Size 5.5 equals
European Size 39 and
US Size 7 - Ireland and UK Size 6 equals
European Size 39 and
US Size 7.5 - Ireland and UK Size 6.5 equals
European Size 40 and
US Size 8 - Ireland and UK Size 7 equals
European Size 41 and
US Size 8.5
Clothing - Men's Shirts
- Ireland and UK Size 14 is the same as US Size 14 and equals
European Size 36 - Ireland and UK Size 14.5 is the same as US Size 14.5 and equals
European Size 37 - Ireland and UK Size 15 is the same as US Size 15 and equals
European Size 38 - Ireland and UK Size 15.5 is the same as US Size 15.5 and equals
European Size 39 or 40 - Ireland and UK Size 16 is the same as US Size 16 and equals
European Size 41 - Ireland and UK Size 16.5 is the same as US Size 16.5 and equals
European Size 42 - Ireland and UK Size 17 is the same as US Size 17 and equals
European Size 43
Clothing - Men's Suits
- Ireland and UK Size 36 is the same as US Size 36 and equals
European Size 46 - Ireland and UK Size 38 is the same as US Size 38 and equals
European Size 48 - Ireland and UK Size 40 is the same as US Size 40 and equals
European Size 50 - Ireland and UK Size 42 is the same as US Size 42 and equals
European Size 52 - Ireland and UK Size 44 is the same as US Size 44 and equals
European Size 54 - Ireland and UK Size 46 is the same as US Size 46 and equals
European Size 56 - Ireland and UK Size 48 is the same as US Size 48 and equals
European Size 58
Clothing - Dress Sizes
- Ireland and UK Size 8 equals
French Size 36,
Italian Size 38,
European Size 34 and
US Size 6 - Ireland and UK Size 10 equals
French Size 38,
Italian Size 40,
European Size 36 and
US Size 8 - Ireland and UK Size 12 equals
French Size 40,
Italian Size 42,
European Size 38 and
US Size 10 - Ireland and UK Size 14 equals
French Size 42,
Italian Size 44,
European Size 40 and
US Size 12 - Ireland and UK Size 16 equals
French Size 44,
Italian Size 46,
European Size 42 and
US Size 14 - Ireland and UK Size 18 equals
French Size 46,
Italian Size 48,
European Size 44 and
US Size 16
Clothing - Children's Clothing
- Ireland and UK Size 16/18 equals
European Size 92 and
US Size 2 - Ireland and UK Size 20/22 equals
European Size 104 and
US Size 4 - Ireland and UK Size 24/26 equals
European Size 116 and
US Size 6 - Ireland and UK Size 28/30 equals
European Size 128 and
US Size 8 - Ireland and UK Size 32/34 equals
European Size 140 and
US Size 10 - Ireland and UK Size 36/38 equals
European Size 152 and
US Size 12
Distances (Metric to Imperial)
- 1 centimetre (cm) = 0.39 inches
- 1 metre (m) = 3.28 feet
- 1 metre (m) = 1.09 yards
- 1 kilometre = 0.62 miles
Distances (Imperial to Metric)
- 1 inch = 2.54 centimetres (cm)
- 1 foot = 30.48 centimetres
- 1 yard = 91.44 centimetres
- 1 mile = 1.61 kilometres
Liquids
- 1 pint = 0.568 litres
- 1 litre = 1.76 pints
- 1 litre = 0.22 gallons
- 1 gallon = 4.54 litres
Weights (Metric to Imperial)
- 1 gram = 0.0353 ounces
- 1 kilogram = 2.205 pounds
- 1 tonne = 1.1 tons
Weights (Imperial to Metric)
- 1 ounce = 28.35 grams
- 1 pound = 454 grams
- 1 pound = 0.454 kilograms
- 1 ton = 0.91 tonnes
