List of hound packs of Ireland

This is a list of hound packs in Ireland. The hounds are divided by quarry, and type of hunting including stag hunting, fox hunting, clean boot hunting, mink hunting, mounted hare hunting and beagling. Foxhounds, Harriers and Beagles are further divided by geographic region.

Staghound packs

• Ward Union Hunt^[1]

Foxhound packs

Northern Ireland Dungannon Foxhounds[2] East Down Hunt[2] Iveagh Hunt[2] Killutagh, Old Rock and Chichester Hunt[2] North Down Hunt[2][3] South Tyrone Hunt[2] Border region Louth Foxhounds[2] County Sligo Farmers Foxhounds[2] West region County Galway - The Blazers[2] County Roscommon Hunt[2][4] East Galway Foxhounds[4] North Galway Foxhounds[2][4] Midlands region Brosna Foxhounds[2] Laois (Queens County) Foxhounds[2] North Tipperary Foxhounds[2] Westmeath Foxhounds[2]

Mid-east region Ballymacad Foxhounds[2] Kildare Hunt Club[2] Meath Foxhounds[2] Shillelagh and District Hunt Club Limited[2] West Wicklow Foxhounds[2] Wicklow Hunt[2] South-east region Bree Foxhounds[2] Carlow Farmers Foxhounds[2] Dungarvan Farmers[2] Dungarvan Foxhounds[2] Island Foxhounds[2] Kilkenny Foxhounds[2][4] Kilmoganny Foxhounds[2] North Kilkenny Foxhounds[2] Ormond Foxhounds[2] Tipperary Foxhounds[2] Waterford Hunt[2][4] West Waterford Foxhounds[2] Wexford Hunt Club[2]

South-west region Avondhu Fox Hounds[2] Blarney Hunt Club[4] – trencher fed Kerry Beagle pack Carbery Foxhounds[2] Duhallow Foxhounds[2][4] Macroom Foxhounds[2] United Hunt Club[2] South Union Foxhounds[2] Muskerry Hunt[2][4] West Carbery Foxhounds[2] Mid-west region County Clare Foxhounds[2] County Limerick Foxhounds[2][4] Golden Vale Foxhounds[2] North Tipperary Foxhounds[4] Scarteen (The Black and Tans) Foxhounds[2] – Kerry Beagles

Bloodhound packs

• Down Bloodhounds^[5][6]
• Holestone Farmers Bloodhounds^[5][6]

Draghound packs

• Dublin Meath Farmers Drag Hunt^[7]
• Kerry County Hunt Club^[8]
• Kingdom Hunt Club^[8]

Minkhound packs

• Bride View Mink Hounds^[9]
• County Cork Mink Hunt^[9]

Harrier packs

Northern Ireland East Antrim Harriers[10] Maddan Harriers Mid-Antrim Harriers[10] Oriel Harriers[10] Newry Hunt[10] Route Harriers[10] Tynan and Armagh Harriers[10] Border region County Sligo Harriers[10][11] Donegal Harriers Hunt Club[10][11] Drumlin Hounds[10] Fermanagh Harriers[10] (Kenneled in County Monaghan) Lackey Harriers[11] West region Grallagh Harriers[10] Midlands region County Longford Harriers[10] South Westmeath Harriers[10] Streamstown Harriers[10] Westmeath Harriers[10] Mid-east region Bray Harriers[10] South County Dublin Harriers[10] Tara Harriers[10]

South-east region Ballylusky White Heather Harriers[11] Dungarvan Harriers[10] Jessfield Harriers[11] Kill Harriers[10] Killinick Harriers[10] Lismore Harriers[10] Mullinavat and District Harriers[10] Nore Vale Harriers[10] South Tipperary Harriers[10] Tiermore Foot Harriers[11] Woodstown Harriers[10] Mid-west region Abbeyfeale Harriers[10][11] Deel Harriers[11] East Clare Harriers[10] Fedamore Harriers Hunt Club[11] Limerick Harriers[10] Premier Harriers[10] River View Harriers [11] Stonehall Harrier Hunt Club[10] Suir Vale Harriers[10]

Dublin region Fingal Harriers[10] Roundtower Harriers[10] South-west region Aghabullogue Harriers[10] Cloyne Harrier Hunt Club[10] Coolnakilla Harriers[10] Cork National Hunt Club[11] Derrygallon Harriers[10][11] Doneraile Hunt[10] Dripsey Hunt Club[10] Galtee Harriers[10] Killeady Harriers[10] Killeagh Harriers[10] Kilworth and Araglen Harriers[10] Kingdom Hunt Club[10] North Kerry Hunt Club[11] Northern Hunt (Blackpool Harriers)[11] Scartaglins Harriers[11] Togher Harriers[11] Upton Harriers[10] Wilton Harriers[11]

Beagle packs

Northern Ireland Armagh and Richhill Beagles[12][13] Sunnyland Beagles[12] West Down Beagles[12] Border region Ballybay Beagles Midlands region Balgarrett Foot Beagles[12][14] Westmeath Foot Beagles[12][14] Mid-east region Curragh Foot Beagles[12][14] Mr Kerr's Beagles[12]

Dublin region Goldburn Beagle Hunt Club[12] South-east region Ballydine Beagle Club[12] Tory Foot Beagle Club[12] Wexford Foot Beagles Club[12] Mid-west region Maigue Valley Beagles[12] Pallaskenry Beagles[12]

South-west region Awbeg Valley Beagles[12] Ballyvolane Beagles[12] Bride Valley Beagles[12] Castlelyons Foot Beagles[12][14] Maryboro Farmers Beagles[12] Maryboro Midleton Beagles[12] Riverstown Foot Beagles[12][14] Woodrock and Blackwater Valley Beagles[12][14]

See also

• List of foxhound packs of the United Kingdom
• List of bloodhound packs of the United Kingdom
• List of minkhound packs of the United Kingdom
• List of beagle, harrier and basset packs of the United Kingdom
• List of draghound packs of the United Kingdom
• List of hound packs of Australia
• List of hound packs of New Zealand

References

1. "Staghounds in Ireland", Baily's hunting directory, retrieved 20th December 2015.
2. "Foxhounds in Ireland", Baily's hunting directory, retrieved 20th December 2015.
3. "Foxhounds in Northern Ireland", Liam's hunting directory, retrieved 21st December 2015.
4. "Foxhounds in Ireland", Liam's hunting directory, retrieved 20th December 2015.
5. "Bloodhounds in Ireland", Baily's hunting directory, retrieved 20th December 2015.
6. "Bloodhounds in Northern Ireland", Liam's hunting directory, retrieved 20th December 2015.
7. "Draghounds in Ireland", Baily's hunting directory, retrieved 20th December 2015.
8. "Draghounds in Ireland", Liam's hunting directory, retrieved 20th December 2015.
9. "Minkhounds in Ireland", Baily's hunting directory, retrieved 20th December 2015.
10. "Harriers in Ireland", Baily's hunting directory, retrieved 20th December 2015.
11. "Harriers in Ireland", Liam's hunting directory, retrieved 21st December 2015.
12. "Beagles of Ireland", Baily's hunting directory, retrieved 19th December 2015.
13. "Beagles of Northern Ireland", Liam's hunting directory, retrieved 19th December 2015.
14. "Beagles in Ireland", Liam's hunting directory, retrieved 21st December 2015.