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them. This puppy was afterwards named Play Boy ; 

 the others in the litter were Poppy, Pagan II., 

 Gerald, Pretty Lass, with Peggy, who later was dam 

 of Garryford. This must be acknowledged as a 

 most extraordinary litter, and such a one has 

 seldom been produced at one time. 



11 Erin was afterwards mated with another dog 

 named Paddy II., and Garry owen and Glory were 

 two of their puppies, and a bitch named Jess, who, 

 put to Killiney Boy, threw a dog called Gripper. 

 The latter was not successful at the stud, and 

 bitches by him when put to dogs by either Killiney 

 Boy or dogs descended from him, are very apt to 

 throw black and tan, brindle, or grey. 



u Of the earlier terriers none came up to Erin, 

 who, bar her feet and cropped ears, was nearly 

 perfect, and, until her own celebrated litter, was 

 unrivalled. Mr. W. Graham, Newtownbreda, who 

 has bred and owned a large number of winners, and 

 is one of the leading authorities on the variety, is of 

 opinion that she was the best Irish terrier he has 

 yet seen. 



" The competition between the brother and 

 sister, Play Boy and Poppy, was always very keen, 

 the bitch being cropped ; but the dog carried a pair 

 of beautiful ears. Poppy was the richer in colour, 

 and when young had a very keen and intelligent 



