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24 June 2016

Irish Field Contributor on 24 Jun 2016

The science behind hound breeding

Roddy Bailey looks forward to the National Hound Show at Stradbally Hall

Irish Field Contributor

24 June 2016

Laois Huntsman Dermot Hanniffy and Roddy Bailey, Hound Show secretary with Power and Waltzer at the launch of the Laois Hunt Stradbally National Hound Show and Family Fair, which takes place at Stradbally Hall on Sunday, July 3rd. (Photo: Alf Harvey/HRPhoto.ie)

Tipperary Package was the champion foxhound at Stradbally Hound Show in 2012 (Photo: Rachel Green)

Beagles, like this member of Mr Kerr's Beagles, are bred to a maximum height of 16 inches at the shoulder (Photo: davidryanimages.com)

Harriers, like this Stonehall Harrier, are the oldest of all hound types and hunt mostly fox today but some still pursue the hare (Photo: Siobhan English)

IRELAND’s National Hound Show takes place at the wonderful setting of Stradbally, Co Laois on Sunday, July 3rd.

There you will see hounds competing in classes producing most of the types hunting in Ireland. So what are these types and why are they so diverse?

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