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Who was the first person to own an Irish Setter?

Who was the first person to own an Irish Setter?

Mahon purchased two dogs from Mr. Buchanan for Sir St.George Gore, about the year 1838, which were wholly red in colour, and this gentleman appears to have kept the whole coloured almost, if not entirely, in his kennels.

Is the Irish Terrier the same as the Irish Setter?

One cannot say that the Irish red setter the Irish terrier, and the water spaniel of Ireland came at any recent date from one stock. Still their colours, if not quite alike, are similar, and for modern taste, the redder the terrier and the setter are, the better.

What kind of setter did Capt Vaughan have?

Capt Vaughan had two brace of the strain in his kennels, and all these were red with black noses, sterns carried low (a point then, as now highly valued), large sized and muscular. Mr. Bennett considers the O’Connor and Yelverton O’Keeffe’s strain of red and white setters the best he ever shot over.

When did Rawson Lee write the Irish Setter?

Explanatory Notes: Mr. Rawson Lee’s Irish Setter composition spans a period prior to the 19 th century through to the beginning of the 20 th century.

Mahon purchased two dogs from Mr. Buchanan for Sir St.George Gore, about the year 1838, which were wholly red in colour, and this gentleman appears to have kept the whole coloured almost, if not entirely, in his kennels.

One cannot say that the Irish red setter the Irish terrier, and the water spaniel of Ireland came at any recent date from one stock. Still their colours, if not quite alike, are similar, and for modern taste, the redder the terrier and the setter are, the better.

Where did the Red Setter go to the vet?

Red Setter has been dropped to Adare vets after being in a road traffic accident and being knocked down by a car in the Kildimo area of West Limerick. Deel Animal Rescue volunteer is at the vets and making sure he is being looked after, possible broken leg.

Capt Vaughan had two brace of the strain in his kennels, and all these were red with black noses, sterns carried low (a point then, as now highly valued), large sized and muscular. Mr. Bennett considers the O’Connor and Yelverton O’Keeffe’s strain of red and white setters the best he ever shot over.

How old is Brodie the female Irish Setter?

Brodie is a 2 year old female Irish Setter. She was rescued from an awful pound and she’s staying at one of the shelters we work closely with in the north of Spain. Her stay is being funded by our lovely adopters.

Explanatory Notes: Mr. Rawson Lee’s Irish Setter composition spans a period prior to the 19 th century through to the beginning of the 20 th century.