IRISH WOLFHOUND

breed of very large hound whose origins may be traced back many centuries in Ireland. The tallest of dogs, it stands about 34 in. (86.4 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs about 140 lb (63.5 kg). Its rough, wiry coat is usually gray in color. Originally bred as a hunter, the Irish wolfhound had become almost extinct by the mid-19th cent. as a result of the gradual disappearance of its natural quarry, the wolf and elk, and the depletion of its native Irish stock by exportation. A Scotsman, G. A. Graham, was largely responsible for the revival of the breed and supervised the writing of its standard in 1885. Today the Irish wolfhound is kept primarily as a companion dog. See dog.

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books on: Irish Wolfhound  - 213 results

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Irish Illegals: Transients between Two Societies
Book by Mary P. Corcoran; Greenwood Press, 1993
Subjects: Alien Labor, Irish--New York (State)--New York, Illegal Aliens--New York (State)--New York, Irish--New York (State)--New York
IRISH ILLEGALS Recent Titles in Contributions in Ethnic Studies...of Jewish Humor Avner Ziv and Anat Zajdman, editors IRISH ILLEGALS Transients Between Two Societies Mary...Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Corcoran, Mary P. Irish Illegals : transients between two societies / Mary P. Corcoran...
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Modern Irish Writers: A Bio-Critical Sourcebook
Book by Alexander G. Gonzalez; Greenwood Press, 1997
Subjects: Authors, Irish--Biography--Dictionaries, English Literature--Irish Authors--Bio-Bibliography--Dictionaries, English Literature--Irish Authors--Dictionaries, Fiction, Ireland--Biography--Dictionaries, Ireland--Intellectual Life--Dictionaries
Modern Irish Writers MODERN IRISH WRITERS A Bio-Critical Sourcebook Edited by Alexander...Cataloging-in-Publication Data Gonzalez, Alexander G. Modern Irish writers: a bio-critical sourcebook / edited by Alexander G. Gonzalez...
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Literature and the Irish Famine, 1845-1919
Book by Melissa Fegan; Oxford University Press, 2002
Subjects: English Literature--Irish Authors--History And Criticism, Famines In Literature, Ireland--History--Famine, 1845-1852--Historiography, Ireland--In Literature, Literature And History--Ireland--History--19th Century, Literature And History--Ireland--History--20th Century, Trollope, Anthony--1815-1882--Knowledge--Ireland
...SERVICE P. A. SLACK Literature and the Irish Famine 1845-1919 MELISSA FEGAN CLARENDON...Carleton, The Black Prophet: A Tale of Irish Famine (London and Belfast: Simms MIntyre...Travellers Experience of Famine Ireland, Irish Studies Review 9/3 (Dec. 2001), 361-71...
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Irish Playwrights, 1880-1995: A Research and Production Sourcebook
Book by Bernice Schrank, William W. Demastes; Greenwood Press, 1997
Subjects: Dramatists, Irish--Biography--Dictionaries, English Drama--19th Century--Bio-Bibliography--Dictionaries, English Drama--20th Century--Bio-Bibliography--Dictionaries, English Drama--Irish Authors--Bio-Bibliography--Dictionaries, English Drama--Irish Authors--Dictionaries, Ireland--In Literature--Dictionaries, Theater--Ireland--Dictionaries
...Bucknell University Press, 1984. Junker, Mary. 1 . Beckett: The Irish Dimension . Dublin: Wolfhound Press, 1995. -----. 2 . "Samuel Beckett and the Irish Dimension in Five of His Plays". Ph.D. diss. , Munster University 1991...
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States of Desire: Wilde, Yeats, Joyce, and the Irish Experiment
Book by Vicki Mahaffey; Oxford University Press, 1998
Subjects: English Literature--19th Century--History And Criticism, English Literature--20th Century--History And Criticism, English Literature--Irish Authors--History And Criticism, Ireland--In Literature, Joyce, James--1882-1941--Criticism And Interpretation, National Characteristics, Irish, In Literature, Wilde, Oscar--1854-1900--Criticism And Interpretation, Yeats, W. B--(William Butler)--1865-1939--Criticism And Interpretation
...Desire Wilde, Yeats, Joyce, and the Irish Experiment VICKI MAHAFFEY New York...of desire: Wilde, Yeats. Joyce, and the Irish experiment / by Vicki Mahaffey. p. cm...ISBN 0-19-511592-9 1. English literature Irish authors History and criticism. 2. Yeats...
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journal articles on: Irish Wolfhound  - 23 results

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"Preying on Foresaid Remains": Irish Identity, Obituaries, and the Limits of Mourning
Journal article by Duncan Greenlaw; Mosaic (Winnipeg), Vol. 34, 2001
Subjects: Authors, Irish--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Beckett, Samuel--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Grief--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Group identity--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Ireland--Literature, Joyce, James--Criticism, interpretation, etc., National characteristics--Ireland, Obituaries--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...Ed. Richard Kearney. Dublin: Wolfhound, 1988. 45-57. "James Joyce." Irish Times 14 January 1941: 4...Tributes by Irish Friends." Irish Times 14 January 1941: 6...Ed. Richard Kearney. Dublin: Wolfhound, 1988. 45-57. _____. Postnationalist...
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Colonial Discourse and William Makepeace Thackeray's 'Irish Sketch Book.'
Journal article by Kenneth L. Brewer Jr.; Papers on Language & Literature, Vol. 29, 1993
Subjects: Imperialism in literature--Analysis, Irish Sketch Book (Book)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Thackeray, William Makepeace--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...Ed. and Comp. The English Traveller in Ireland. Dublin: Wolfhound, 1991. Klish, Richard Michael. Thackerays Travel Writings...Gunther. "Thackerays Ireland: Image and Attitude in The Irish Sketch Book and Barry Lyndon." Literary Interrelations: Ireland...
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Flora's Answer to the Irish Question: A Study of Mary Lavin's "The Becker Wives
Journal article by Mary Neary; Twentieth Century Literature, Vol. 42, 1996
Subjects: Authors, Irish--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Ireland--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Lavin, Mary--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Nationalism and literature--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Women authors--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...Presses, 1975. Kelly, A. A. Mary Lavin: Quiet Rebel. Dublin: Wolfhound, 1980. Lavin, Mary. "The Becker Wives." Selected Stories...1962. Yeats, William Butler. Cathleen ni Houlihan. Modern Irish Drama. Ed. John P. Harrington. New York: Norton, 1991. 3-11...
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Irish Women in Londonn: National or Hybrid Diasporic Identities?
Journal article by Breda Gray; NWSA Journal, Vol. 8, 1996
Subjects: Feminism, Women's Studies
...Ireland". Feminist Review 47 ( Summer 1994 ): 1-14. Kearney, Richard, ed. Migrations: The Irish at Home and Abroad . Dublin: Wolfhound, 1990 . Kelly, Kate, and Triona Nic Giolla Choille. Emigration Matters for Women...
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From County Cork to New York: The Emigration of Megan O'Rourke
Journal article; Social Education, Vol. 64, 2000
Subjects: Emigration and immigration--19th century, Ireland--History, Irish in New York, New York--History
...Gift for Ireland (Dublin: Wolfhound Press, 1999). Milton Meltzer...Karl S. Ireland and the Irish: A Short History. New York...1991. Litton, Helen. The Irish Famine, An Illustrated History. Dublin: Wolfhound Press, 1994. McCaffrey...
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magazine articles on: Irish Wolfhound  - 14 results

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Buying Irish: Consumer Nationalism in 18th-Century Dublin
Magazine article by Sarah Foster; History Today, Vol. 47, June 1997
Subjects: Buy national policy--History, Ireland--History, Nationalism--Economic aspects
...national symbols: the shamrock, the harp of Brian Boru, the wolfhound, and the round tower. These harked back to a Golden Age before...radical Catholic movements which sought to establish a separate Irish nation-state. The key issue in eighteenth-century debates...
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Wolfe Tone: Republican Hero or Whig Opportunist?
Magazine article by Andrew Boyd; History Today, Vol. 48, June 1998
Subjects: Government, Resistance to--Ireland, Ireland--History, Irish question--History, Tone, Theobald Wolfe--Influence
...glided into treason. A gigantic man, he went round Dublin and even appeared at political committees with a great Irish wolfhound on a lead. The trouble for him and Wolfe Tone began when one William Jackson arrived in Dublin. Jackson, a former...
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Arms Dumps and the IRA, 1923-32
Magazine article by John Horgan; History Today, Vol. 48, February 1998
Subjects: Ireland--History, Irish Republican Army--History, Sinn Fein--History, United Kingdom--History, 1642-1649 (Civil War), United Kingdom--History, 1900-
...Garvin, 1922: The Birth of Irish Democracy (Gill and Macmillan, 1996); Helen Litton, The Irish Civil War: an Illustrated History (Wolfhound Press, 1997); Calton Younger, Irelands Civil War (Fontana, 1970). John Horgan is a former member...
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Aging Research for the Dogs
Magazine article by Michael O'Neill; The Scientist, Vol. 20, March 2006
...carries over to longevity: The tiny chihuahua can live 12-15 years compared to six or seven for its larger cousin, the Irish wolfhound. Foregoing the translation from "dog years," adding even six or seven years to the average human life span would...
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Pain Drugs for Dogs: Be an Informed Pet Owner
Magazine article by Linda Bren; FDA Consumer, Vol. 40, September 2006
Subjects: Anti-inflammatory agents--Licensing, certification and accreditation, Anti-inflammatory agents--Product information, Anti-inflammatory drugs--Licensing, certification and accreditation, Anti-inflammatory drugs--Product information, Pharmaceutical industry--Product information, Veterinary drugs--Licensing, certification and accreditation, Veterinary drugs--Product information
...Howell, Mich., tried several NSAIDs on her 4-year-old Irish wolfhound, O.B., who had painful hip dysplasia. "The first NSAID...death. Heslip reports that her current 6-year-old Irish wolfhound, Isabella, is on the same NSAID, with very good results...
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newspaper articles on: Irish Wolfhound  - 97 results

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Wolfhound Acts as a Blanket to Save Injured Owner
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), July 28, 2004
...by her loyal dog. Patsy the Irish wolfhound, who is 3ft tall, lay next to...Mrs Jenkins, president of the Irish Wolfhound Club, lives in nearby Little...but I know she used to breed Irish wolfhounds and loves them dearly. Mrs Jenkins...
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Paddy Whacks Cancer; Top Dog: Wolfhound Raised Funds but Became Victim
Newspaper article by Joan Burnie; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), July 7, 1998
...Victim. by Joan Burnie When Paddy, the Irish Wolfhound, puts his massive paws on owner Frances Smith Kings...stands 7ft high. Five-year-old Paddy is the largest wolfhound in the country. Which probably means the largest dog...
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I Knew Syd the Wolfhound Was Unhappy. He Told Me So!; the Amazing Story of a Real-Life Dr Doolittle Who Really Does Talk to the Animals.And They Answer Her Back; the Dog Said He Wanted to Be Called Eggremont but We Settled on Montsy
Newspaper article by Ruki Sayid; The People (London, England), September 22, 1996
...elderly elephant have all told Anne their problems. Her remarkable power once stopped the owners of a disruptive Irish wolfhound putting him down. Anne, 59, from Wimbledon, South West London, said: "The dog was called Syd and his owners were...
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Lest We Forget Supplement - Decades of Gallantry from Irish Guards
Newspaper article; The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland), November 15, 2004
...fulfilled the role. The regiment is widely known in the Army as The Micks and have, for the last 100 years, had an Irish Wolfhound as their regimental mascot. These have always been called Brian Boru, after the first ancient King of Ireland...
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THE Ruff Guide TO Ireland; Top Rank Hotels, Fabulous Food, Glorious Walks - Rural Ireland's Got the Lot. and, as Our Irish Rover Reveals, It's Not Bad for Two-Legged Visitors Either . .
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), July 9, 2005
...and became King. The Irish take battles very seriously. I thought we would have one as soon as we arrived. A huge Irish wolfhound and a sheepdog of dubious parentage bounded up to the car. Fortunately, the natives were friendly. According to...
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encyclopedia articles on: Irish Wolfhound  - 4 results

 
 
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Irish Wolfhound
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
IRISH WOLFHOUND breed of very large hound whose...color. Originally bred as a hunter, the Irish wolfhound had become almost extinct by the mid-19th...writing of its standard in 1885. Today the Irish wolfhound is kept primarily as a companion dog...
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Wolfhound
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
WOLFHOUND see Irish wolfhound . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Dog
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...tropics to the Arctic. The second is the enormous amount of variability found within the subspecies. For example, the Irish wolfhound may stand as high as 39 in. (99.1 cm) at the shoulder, while the Chihuahuas shoulder is usually no more than 6 in...
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Hound
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...bloodhound , borzoi , black-and-tan coonhound , dachshund , English foxhound , greyhound , harrier , Irish wolfhound , Norwegian elkhound , otterhound , Rhodesian ridgeback , Scottish deerhound , Saluki , and whippet...


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