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and twenty names of Irish terriers that appear in the most recent volume 

 of the Stud Book published in 1S93. In 1S78 and 1879, Birmingham 

 first arranged classes for Irish terriers, and in the latter year, when there 

 were fifteen entries, Messrs. Carey, W. Graham, A. Krehl and G. R. 

 Krehl were amongst the exhibitors in the two divisions provided. 



'• Nearly all the best terriers are descended from ' Killiney Boy,' 

 bred by Mr. Burke of Queen Street, Dublin, and it is difficult to find 

 one that has not some drop of his blood in his veins. This dog passed 

 to a Mr. Flannigan, residing at Castlenock, which place was purchased' 

 by Mr. Donnegan, Dane Street, Dublin, who found ' Killiney Boy' run- 

 ning about, deserted. The dog was duly adopted, and afterward given 

 to Mr. Howard Waterhouse, with whom he died a short time ago. Many 

 terriers trace their union back to that dog with a bitch named ' Erin,' 

 bought by Mr. W. Graham of Belfast, before being shown at Dublin in 

 1S79. This bitch was perhaps the best Irish terrier ever seen, and I very 

 much doubt if any terrier of to-day is her superior, if her equal. Both 

 'Killiney Boy' and 'Erin' were cropped; but in their first litter there 

 was a puppy born whose ears were so good that they were allowed to 

 remain as Nature made them. This puppy was afterwards named ' Play 

 Boy ' ; the others in the litter were ' Poppy,' • Pagan II.," Gerald,' ' Pretty 

 Lass,' with ' Peggy,' who, later on, was dam of Ciarryford. This must l)e 

 acknowledged as a most extraordinary litter, and such a one has seldom 

 been produced at one time. 



•• • Erin ' was afterwards mated with another dog, named ' Paddy II.,' 

 and -(larryowen' 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. 



•■ Play Boy' was not a success in the Stud, though he has sired a 

 dog named ' Bogie Rattler,' who took after him in good looks and good 

 ears, but was lower on the legs, more cloddy, and not of ' Play Boy's ' qual- 

 ity. ' Bogie ' mated with ' Biddy III.,' by Clripper' and 'Cora' (drop ears), 



