![]() Irish hounds undoubtedly formed the basis of the Scottish Deerhound. Mention is made of the Uisneach (1st century) taking 150 hounds with them in their flight to Scotland. when Setanta changed his name to Cu-Chulainn (the hound of Culann). ![]() but they were already established in Ireland in the first century A.D. ![]() The first written account of these dogs was by a Roman Consul 391 A.D. These large Irish hounds could have had smooth or rough coats, but in later times, the rough coat predominated possibly because of the Irish climate. Like their continental cousins, the Irish Celts were interested in breeding large hounds. They were also used for hunting the wolves that infested large areas of Europe before the forests were cleared.ĬLASSIFICATIONS FCI : Group 10 Sighthounds.īRIEF HISTORICAL SUMMARY : We know the continental Celts kept a greyhound probably descended from the greyhound first depicted in Egyptian paintings. UTILIZATION : Up to the end of the17th century, Irish Wolfhounds were used for hunting wolves and deer in Ireland. DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE ORIGINAL VALID STANDARD.
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