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Weekly Comment:
Newgrange’s Canine Key

By Olivia O’Mahony
June 9, 2017

June 9, 2017 by Leave a Comment

A bone fragment found at Newgrange has the potential to rewrite the evolutionary history of dogs. ℘℘℘ DNA from a 4,800-year-old dog bone excavated at Newgrange, Co. Meath has put some bite in the bark of a new theory about the origins of the canine species – that man’s best friend may have in fact been domesticated twice. Amid divided opinions regarding the whereabouts of the … [Read more...] about Weekly Comment:
Newgrange’s Canine Key

The Irish Wolfhound

By Nancy Griffin, Contributor
June / July 2005

June 1, 2005 by Leave a Comment

In 1770, Oliver Goldsmith wrote: "The last variety, and the most wonderful of all that I shall mention, is the great Irish wolf-dog, that may be considered as the first of the canine species...Nevertheless, he is extremely beautiful and majestic in appearance, begin the greatest of the dog kind to be seen in the world." This ancient native Irish breed, although noted in … [Read more...] about The Irish Wolfhound

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