Keywords: r.f. phelan rfphelan peerless de wet peerlessdewet greyhound champion 1905 irish cup irishcup coursing general de wet generaldewet christiaan rudolf de wet christiaanrudolfdewet boer war boerwar boer silver plate silverplate provinces suits caps collar leash dog portrait the quay thequay ireland munster monday 15 january 1906 1900s glass negative glassnegative sports animal vertebrate canis canine a.h. poole ahpoole arthur henri poole arthurhenripoole courses stake clounanna waterford national library of ireland nationallibraryofireland poole photographic collection poolephotographiccollection blackandwhite people monochrome public domain blackandwhite monochrome black and white This greyhound is Peerless de Wet, winner of the 1905 inaugural Irish Cup that is pictured here in pride of place (for Coursing, run at Limerick). The dog was born in 1902. He was owned by R.F. Phelan, who named his champion after General Christiaan Rudolf de Wet, a Boer General. One of these gentlemen may be R.F. Phelan. Date: Monday, 15 January 1906 NLI Ref.: P_WP_1524 This greyhound is Peerless de Wet, winner of the 1905 inaugural Irish Cup that is pictured here in pride of place (for Coursing, run at Limerick). The dog was born in 1902. He was owned by R.F. Phelan, who named his champion after General Christiaan Rudolf de Wet, a Boer General. One of these gentlemen may be R.F. Phelan. Date: Monday, 15 January 1906 NLI Ref.: P_WP_1524 Public Domain: National Library of Ireland on The Commons Public Domain: National Library of Ireland on The Commons |