Arthur Henri Poole - January 15, 1906, Boer War

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 ( P_WP_1524 )