Facts
- Family
- Terriers[2] an editorial choice of Dogtrails, not genetic data
- Clade
- Terrier[1]
- FCI
- Standard no. 139, group 3[4] Large and medium sized Terriers
- Origin
- Ireland[4] Map point 53° N · 8° W[5]
- Developed in
- Not yet sourced
- Fixed around
- Not yet sourced
- Other names
- Terrier irlandais (French), Ierse terriër (Dutch)[3]
- In the study
- IRIT[1] Parker et al. 2017 abbreviation
In the tree
Closest in this tree: Soft-coated Wheaten Terrier. [1]
Also in the Terrier clade: Airedale Terrier, Australian Silky Terrier, Australian Terrier, Bedlington Terrier, Border Terrier, Cairn Terrier, Glen of Imaal Terrier, Jack Russell Terrier, Kerry Blue Terrier, Norfolk Terrier, Norwich Terrier, Parson Russell Terrier, Scottish Terrier, Soft-coated Wheaten Terrier, West Highland White Terrier, Wire Fox Terrier, Yorkshire Terrier.
Groupings with a DNA support below 50 / 100 are merged, as in the explorer. The tree holds 161 breeds.
Sources
- Parker HG, Dreger DL, Rimbault M, et al. Genomic Analyses Reveal the Influence of Geographic Origin, Migration, and Hybridization on Modern Dog Breed Development. Cell Reports 19(4):697-708, 2017. read 2026-11-04
- Dogtrails visual system, docs/DESIGN.md §2 "Attribution des 30 races": editorial choice by breed, not a datum (
docs/DESIGN.md) read 2026-11-04 - Wikidata Q38644 (Irish Terrier) read 2026-11-09
- FCI nomenclature, standard n° 139 "IRISH TERRIER" (unofficial export paiv/fci-breeds, commit 88aaca5) read 2026-11-09
- Wikidata Q27 (Ireland, P625) read 2026-11-09
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