Photo by Peter Cook Moto Photo Manotick

I have owned and raised Irish Setters for several years. I had my first Irish, called Jiggs, when I was two years old. Actually, Irish Setters are a 90-year old family tradition - both my parents and grandparents owned them as family pets and hunting companions. Since coming to Canada from the United States in the late 1960s, I have had eight Irish - Scarlett, Jiggs 2, Scootie (their mother when a senior citizen), Kiersey, Callahan, Kate, Rosie, and Lindy. Callahan, Kiersey, and Lindy live with me on acreage near Ottawa Canada. Kate and Rose both wanted to be in charge of their own humans, so are now the “boss girl dogs” in their own homes, although we see or hear from them often. Jiggs 2, Scarlett, and Scootie are gone now; they and other Irish we've lost are remembered in a special section on this website.

Carannagh Kennel Reg'd is committed to breeding sound, loving Irish Setters for family, conformation, obedience, field, agility - and just plain fun. Breeding stock is genetically clear of PRA, has good to excellent hips, and is CERF cleared. Puppies and adult dogs are raised and live in the home. At night, Cally and Kiersey take up a good portion of my bed! Older puppies and adult dogs are exposed to as many “dog activities” as their interests and time permits - including daily off-leash runs, obedience, agility, and hunting practices.

Thank you to Mike O'Brien and Daniel Nephin for their technical and creative help with the website. A very special thanks to Mark Raycroft who has given me permission to use his wonderful photos of my dogs - please respect his fine work and copyright.

Member in good standing of the Canadian Kennel Club (CKC), Irish Setter Club of Canada (ISCC), Ottawa Valley All-Setter Association (OVASA), Ottawa Valley Pointing Dog Club (OVPDC).

KIERSEY

Kiersey (Ch Fairline Kiersey) is a lovely girl who excels at agility and obedience, which she much prefers over conformation. She also has a very good nose for birds and moves beautifully in the field. She comes from an illustrious line of British Irish, including the 1993 Crufts Grand Champion (against 21,000 + other dogs). She is the Carannagh matriarch - mother of two litters with Cally, and grandmother of Kyla's and Rose's litters, and soon-to-be great-grandmother of Lindy’s litter.

BrownTrout Calendar Girl (Cover 2005)
[© Mark Raycroft 2004]

January 2002 BrownTrout Calendar Boy
[© Mark Raycroft 2002]

Callahan

Callahan (Ch Hilloch’s Callahan of Maronova CD, FDJ, CCGC) is Jiggs’ great nephew through his great-great grandmother, Scootie.  Callahan loves the show and obedience. He completed his Field Dog Junior (FDJ) with quite respectable scores-three legs, one after the other. Cally is the Carannagh patriarch, and father of two litters with Kiersey, grandfather of two through his daughters, Kyla and Rose, and great-grandfather of Lindy’s pups.

Lindy

Lindy (Carannagh's Lindy O'Burgandyrun FDJ) is one of Kyla's daughters out of Matt (Cdn/Am Ch Balcaire Canadian Diplomat). Lindy is a very sweet and sensible girl. She finished her Canadian Championship over two weekends, and her Field Dog Junior (FDJ) in three straight trials. She is now preparing for Companion Dog (CD) events. In 2004, Lindy was awarded the Versatility Title at the Irish Setter Club of Canada National Specialty. The title is given once a year to an Irish who places in two out of three specialty events (conformation, hunting, obedience). Lindy placed in both conformation and hunting.Some years, no title is given.

Lindy is the mother of the upcoming Caranagh Litter, which is expected in early March 2007.

Anne and Versatile Lindy (ISCC 2004)

Mom Rosie in Autumn (2004)
[© Mark Raycroft 2005]

Rose

Rose (Ch Carannagh's Rhua Rose) is from Kiersey and Callahan's 2nd litter, and Mom of the fourth Carannagh litter. Rose now lives with Michael Burke near Ottawa. Mike also has Rose’s big brother Redford, who wanted some canine company. And, Rose wanted badly to be the matriarch of her own household – so she is now managing both Redford and Mike, as a proper setter girl should!