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nights. I believe myself that the Irish garrisons 

 distributed over the country the bulldog, which was 

 used for crossing. As many native fanciers say, to 

 this day, there is nothing like a " eras" of the bull, 

 and I think the Irish terriers' disposition largely 

 shows it. You find them still of all types, long in leg, 

 short on leg, and long in body, and crooked in legs, 

 and of all colours, red, black, blue, brindle, and those 

 with tan legs often have the best coats. I know 7 at 

 the present time brindles showing more of the 

 modern type as regards length of leg and general 

 conformation than the other colours. 



" There is a glen, Imaal, in the Wicklow moun- 

 tains that has always been, and still is, justly 

 celebrated for its terriers. It would be hard to 

 specify their colour in particular the wheaten in 

 all shades to that of bright red. In Kerry I think 

 the black blue is most prevalent ; quite black very 

 uncommon, and I hardly ever saw a good specimen 

 that colour. Mr. Chas. Galway, of Waterford, the 

 breeder of the celebrated greyhound Master McGrath, 

 for years, long before the Irish terrier came into 

 fashion, always kept and bred the variety, and I am 

 told there was no getting one from him. I am 

 also informed the coats of his terriers were rather 

 inclined to curl, and that the dogs themselves were 

 undeniably game. 



