History

The earliest records of the Scarteen Black and Tan hounds and the Ryan family go back to 1640 shortly after the flight of the Earls. Around 1820, Daniel O’Connell (The Liberator) disbanded his pack of Kerry Beagles and his hounds were sent to Scarteen to augment the Scarteen Pack. The Ryans of Scarteen were closely related to the O’Connells of Caherdaniel. Present master Chris Ryan, who first carried the horn back in 1986, is the eighth generation of his family to have done so.