Pedigrees do not go back much further than the mid-19th century, and some of the pedigrees of the first hounds used were unknown. The following is about as much as is known of the early breeding:-
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COLIN as portrayed in Phyllis Gardner's "Irish Wolfhound Portraits". He was bred and owned by Capt. Graham. The small high-set ear was a point much sought after but not possessed by many hounds |
| OLD DONAGH - a silver brooch made from a Phyllis Gardner woodcut |  |
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SHEELAH - a Phyllis Gardner woodcut after
an unsigned drawing |
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| Graham's Sheelah (at back) and Brian |
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| Cheevra |
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Updated 8/30/2015