Facts
- Family
- Sighthounds[2] an editorial choice of Dogtrails, not genetic data
- Clade
- UK Rural[1]
- FCI
- Standard no. 160, group 10[5] Rough-haired Sighthounds
- Origin
- Ireland[5] Map point 53° N · 8° W[6]
- Developed in
- Not yet sourced
- Fixed around
- Not yet sourced
- Other names
- Lévrier irlandais (French), Ierse wolfshond (Dutch)[3]
- In the study
- IWOF[1] Parker et al. 2017 abbreviation
In the tree
Closest in this tree: Scottish Deerhound. [1]
Also in the UK Rural clade: Australian Cattle Dog, Australian Kelpie, Australian Shepherd, Bearded Collie, Border Collie, Borzoi, Cardigan Welsh Corgi, Greyhound, Italian Greyhound, Old English Sheepdog, Pembroke Welsh Corgi, Rough Collie, Scottish Deerhound, Shetland Sheepdog, Whippet.
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 families, data/manual/families.json: editorial choice by breed, not a datum; drafted 2026-11-09, under review by Paul (
data/manual/families.json) read 2026-11-09 - Wikidata Q38668 (Irish wolfhound) read 2026-11-09
- Dogtrails display names, data/manual/display-names.json: Draft (Claude Code, 2026-11-09). Casing only. Wikidata label "Irish wolfhound"; Parker "Irish Wolfhound"; FCI IRISH WOLFHOUND (160). (
data/manual/display-names.json) read 2026-11-09 - FCI nomenclature, standard n° 160 "IRISH WOLFHOUND" (unofficial export paiv/fci-breeds, commit 88aaca5) read 2026-11-09
- Wikidata Q27 (Ireland, P625) read 2026-11-09
Facts only: no text of the FCI standards is reproduced. All datasets and licences.