October 22, 2011
Northern California Irish Wolfhound Club Specialty Show - breeder judge Mr. John Lewington from Australia - Winners Bitch and Best of Winners was Gryffindor's Wild Rose O'Starry Glen sired by our Ch. Taryn Tate of Limerick SC.  Congrats to her owner, Pat Murkland!

October 10, 2011
GCH. Starkeeper McEnroe of Limerick was chosen Select Dog at the Irish Wolfhound Association of Delaware Valley.  Congratualtions to his owner Jocelyne Gagne and thank you breeder judge Jan Pain!

September 18, 2011
Limerick Jingle All The Way wins Best Bred By Exhibitor in Show under Mr. Terry Stacy at Sir Francis Drake Kennel Club! 

August 7, 2011
Limerick congratulates Ch. Doomore’s Colehaan on his Best of Breed at Western Washington Hound Association.  Cole was sired by our GCH. Cash of Limerick – yet another member of our “tennis” litter.  These boys have made us very proud over the last two weeks both in the show ring and as sires.

August 6, 2011
Ch. Limerick Frosty the Showman wins select dog at the Western Washington Hound Association show under Karen Child.  His sister Limerick Jingle All The Way was Winners Bitch and Best of Winners for her third major.

August 5, 2011
Ch. Limerick Frosty the Showman wins Select Dog at the Irish Wolfhound Club of Puget Sound under Judge Diane Bresee (Falcarragh Irish Wolfhounds).  Limerick congratulates Ch. Nalaney’s Padraig on his Best of Breed at this specialty.  Paddy was sired by Ch. Nalaney J Connors Of Limerick – a member of our “tennis” litter.  He went on to win Best of Breed the following day at the Western Washington Hound Show as well.

August 1, 2011
GCH. Starkeeper McEnroe of Limerick was awarded Best of Breed at the Irish Wolfhound Association of New England! Thank you Ms. Rhoda Winter Russell! McEnroe was bred by Limerick and is loved and conditioned by Jocelyn Gagne of Starkeeper.

July 31, 2011
Limerick Jingle All The Way was awarded Winners Bitch, Best of Opposite Sex at Lompoc Valley Kennel Club under sighthound judge Lee Canalizo.

July 30, 2011
Limerick Jingle All The Way was awarded Winners Bitch and Best of Winners for her second major at Lompoc Valley Kennel Club. Thank you judge Donnelle Richards!

July 29, 2011
Limerick Frosty The Showman earned an Award of Merit at the Irish Wolfhound Association of the West Coast under breeder judge Tom Powers.

July 28, 2011
Limerick Frosty The Showman was awarded Grand Champion Select Dog at the Irish Wolfhound Association of the West Coast under breeder judge Dr. Lynn Simon. His sister, Limerick Jingle All The Way was awarded Reserve Winners Bitch from the Bred By Exhibitor class.

June 12, 2011
Limerick Frosty The Showman - Winners Dog, Best of Winners and Best of Breed over 9 specials at 17 months for a 5 point major finishing is championship in grand style at the Contra Costa County Kennel Club Show/Woofstock Cluster. Thank you Dr. Richard Meen!

June 10, 2011
Limerick Frosty The Showman - Winners Dog, Best of Winners and Best of Breed over 5 specials at 17 months for a 4 point major under sighthound judge David Miller at Lake County Kennel Club/Woofstock Cluster. Frost went on to a hound group 4 in strong California competition.

May 22, 2011
Limerick Jingle All The Way - Winners Bitch, Best of Winners and Best of Breed over specials for her first major at 17 months under judge Pat Laurans at Coyote Hills Kennel Club. Jingle is a litter sister to Ch. Limerick Frosty The Showman.

April 23 and 24, 2011

Karontara Tryst at Limerick went best of breed from the classes over multiple specials and completed her championship in grand style under judges Dorothy Macdonald and David Hiltz. Tryst was bred by Karon Volk and is sired by our GCh. Cash of Limerick. Her dam is Karontara Devil May Care. In Southern California, Gryffindor's Wild Rose O'Starry Glen was best of breed from the classes over a special at the Angeles Canyon Dog Club in southern California under judge Raymund Filburn. Rosie is sired by Ch. Taryn Tate of Limerick SC and her dam is Ch. Glenamadda Starkeeper Verity. Rosie is bred and owned by Pat Murkland.

April 17, 2011
Limerick Frosty the Showman wins Best of Breed from the Bred By class for a four point major at Western Hound Association of So. California under Mr. Sam Houston McDonald. Frost was also Best in Sweeps under Cathy Heintz and went on to win Best Sweepstakes Puppy in Show! Frost was also cut in the extremely competitive adult hound group. Thank you so much to the breeders, owners, judges, and spectators for all of your kind words about our Frost. We look forward with great anticipation to an exciting future for this young dog!

April 16, 2011
Gryffindor's Wild Rose O'Starry Glen was awarded Winners Bitch under breeder judge Dr. Anne Gallant at the Western Hound Association of So. California. Rose is a Tate daughter. Our very own Tate daughter, GCh. Carnasserie Grayson of Eagle was Best of Breed! On the same day in Perry, Georgia, Dun Myrica Doctor Gonzo of Eagle was awarded his second major at just 12 months old at the Atlanta Kennel Club show. Doctor Gonzo is a Tate grandson.

April 9, 2011
Dun Myrica Doctor Gonzo of Eagle was awarded a 4 point major and best of breed at the Troy Kennel Club in W. Springfield, MA. Gonzo is a Tate grandson bred by Randy Kubacz, Nancy Salmon and Sam Houston McDonald. He is owned by Randy Kubacz and Nancy Salmon.

April 4, 2011
GCh. Starkeeper McEnroe of Limerick is awarded Select Dog at the Potomac Valley Irish Wolfhound Club specialty under breeder judge Dr. Anne Gallant in Ellicott City, Maryland.

April 2 and 3, 2011
Ch. Doomore's Colehaan was best of breed on Saturday and select dog on Sunday at the back to back Chintimini Kennel Club shows in Albany, Oregon. Colehaan is sired by our Ch. Cash of Limerick. On the other side of the country, Ierne's Stella Artois finished her championship and became the 31st champion for our Ch. Taryn Tate of Limerick SC. Stella is bred and owned by Tamara Ritzenthaler and co-owned with her son Sean.

March 27, 2011
Karontara Tryst at Limerick is awarded winners bitch and best of winners for a major at the Oakland Kennel Club show.

March 26, 2011
Karontara Tryst at Limerick is awarded winners bitch at San Mateo Kennel Club for two more points towards her championship.

March 24, 2011
Horizon's Piper of Limerick finishes her championship at 22 months at the Santa Cruz Kennel Club show. Piper is bred and owned by Jenny Clark and Linda Souza. Piper is the littermate to our Ch. Horizons Tripp to Limerick.

March 6, 2011
Once again Tate's grandson, GCH. Pinehurst Garret wins the breed at the Scottsdale Dog Fanciers KC show and goes on to another competitive Hound Group 2. Garret is ranked the #1 Irish Wolfhound in the country in both breed and group competition through the end of February 2011 as per the Canine Chronicle stats. Garret managed this ranking by only competing in 7 shows. Congratulations to his breeder, owner and handler Karen Catov-Goodell - Pinehurst.

March 5, 2011
Tate's grand kids continue to shine as GCH. Pinehurst Garret goes BOB at the big Superstition KC show in Scottsdale, AZ in an entry of 24 wolfhounds and goes on to win the highly competitive Hound Group. Back in California Karontara Tryst at Limerick goes WB at Kings Kennel Club of Hanford.

March 3, 2011
Ch. Cash of Limerick goes BOB at Sequoia Kennel Club in Hanford, California completing his Grand Championship title. He and his litter brother GCH. Starkeeper McEnroe of Limerick are the first littermates to hold the Grand Champion title. McEnroe and his daughter GCh. Glenamadda Starkeeper Liberty (Lily) are the first Grand Champion father/daughter title holders. See the list of Grand Championship title holders coming down from Tate at the end of this page.

February 23, 2011
Exciting word from Florida: Limerick's Naughty and Nice Norah from our 2009 Christmas holiday litter received her first two points at the Hernando Kennel Club going WB, BOW and BOB under Bill Cunningham. She was RWB the day before to a 4 point major under Lee Canalizo. On 1/15/11 she was WB and BOS under Bill Russell for one more point at the Inverness KC and on 1/29/11 she was WB for another point under Randy Garren at the Greater Gainesville Dog Association. She also was RWB to a major at the Pasco Kennel Club on 1/23/11. Congrats Norah!!! Norah is owned and loved by Dorothy and Bill Shettle of Riverview, Florida.

February 21, 2011
We just got word from Karen Catov-Goodell that her GCH. Pinehurst Garret (grandson of our Ch. Taryn Tate of Limerick) swept the best of breed honors all four days at the big all breed shows in Denver this past weekend and received 4 group placements: 2 group twos, a group three and a group four. This dog is on a roll. Congrats Garret and Karen!!

February 20 & 21, 2011
Our new champion Horizons Tripp to Limerick (a Tate grandson) is awarded back to back best of breed wins at the Santa Clara Valley Kennel Club Show and picks up two major wins towards his Grand Championship title.

February 14, 2011
Ch. Cash of Limerick was Best of Breed at the McKenzie Cascade Dog Fanciers Show in Albany, Oregon

February 12 & 13, 2011
Horizons Tripp to Limerick was WD, BOW and Best of Breed over specials for his second major at the Linn County Kennel Club Show in Albany, Oregon. His uncle, Ch. Cash of Limerick was Select Dog. The next day Horizons Tripp to Limerick was again WD, BOW and Best of Breed over specials for his third major at the McKenzie Cascade Dog Fanciers Show in Albany, Oregon. Tripp also completed his championship on this day.

February 11, 2011
Horizons Tripp to Limerick (a Tate grandson) was WD and BOW at Linn County Kennel Club in Albany, Oregon. His uncle, Ch. Cash of Limerick (a Tate son) was Best of Breed.

February 5 & 6, 2011
Horizons Tripp to Limerick (a Tate grandson) was WD, BOW and BOB at the Sun Maid Kennel Club Show in Fresno, California for a point. The next day he was WD & BOW for another point.

February 5, 2011
Dun Myrica Doctor Gonzo of Eagle (a Tate grandson) was awarded WD, BOW, BOB, Best Puppy and a Puppy Group 4 at the Boardwalk Kennel Club Show in Wildwood, New Jersey.

January 29, 2011
Glenamadda Starkeeper O'Duchas (Abby) completed her championship going WB & BOW at the Golden Gate Kennel Club Bench Show in Daly City, California. Abby is the daughter of Grand Ch. Starkeeper McEnroe of Limerick who is a Tate son. Abby was bred by Susan Prokopenko and Jocelyne Gagne and is owned and loved by Mike & Marcia Walsh & Linda Souza & Jamie Souza Bartlett.

January 29, 2011
Gryffindor Colin at Tara Hill (a Ch. Taryn Tate of Limerick son) went WD & BOW for a point at the Orange Empire Kennel Club under judge Judy Webb at 11 months old. Colin was bred by Pat Murkland and Jocelyne Gagne and is owned and loved by Barbara Call and Linda Souza. Colin resides in Newport Beach with his primary owner, Barbara Call.

January 28, 2011
Ard Rhi's All About Me V Quinlan SC TDI CGC (Ayla) added Champion to the front of her name by being awarded WB & BOW at the Potomac Hound Show in Doswell, Virginia under judge Mr. William Barton. She becomes the 37th champion for her sire Ch. Grianan Ladd Limerick. She also becomes the 4th champion for her dam, Ch. Ard Rhi's Alsabel of Eagle. Ayla is owned and loved by Doug Henry & Diana Vreeken of Portsmouth, Virginia and was bred by Art & Linda King & Samuel Evans Ewing III.

January 23, 2011
Carroy Doyle Ferguson JC (a Ch. Taryn Tate of Limerick grandson) achieved his AKC championship at the Tualatin Kennel Club Show under Ms. Pluis Davern by going Best of Breed for his third major. Ferguson is bred by Lynne Rosebrock and owned and loved by John & Heidi Mechalas in Oregon.

January 22, 2011
Dun Myrica Glitter of Eagle (a Ch. Taryn Tate of Limerick granddaughter) went WB, BOW & BOB over a special at 10 months of age at the Dog Fanciers Assoc. of Oregon under judge Dr. Donald Sturz, Jr. for a 3 point major. She was bred by Nancy Salmon, Randy Kubacz and Sam McDonald and is owned and loved by Anne Spalding in Oregon.

January 20 & 21, 2011
On Thursday Dun Myrica Glitter of Eagle went WB, BOW, BOB for a point at the Tualatin KC show under Mr. Nick Frost. On Friday she was WB, BOW for another point at the Dog Fanciers Assoc. of Oregon under Judge Karen C. Wilson.

January 16, 2011
Ch. Starkeeper McEnroe of Limerick (son of Ch. Taryn Tate of Limerick) completed his requirements for his Grand Championship Title at the Ashtabula Kennel Club in Hamburg, New York. McEnroe was bred by Linda Souza and Jamie Souza Bartlett and is owned and loved by Jocelyne Gagne in Welland, Ontario, Canada.

January 15 & 16th, 2011
Legacy's Kryptonite (a son of our Ch. Cash of Limerick) won back to back majors at the shows in Puyallup, Washington going WD, BOW & BOB over specials at Puyallup Dog Fanciers and WD, BOS and Bred By Exhibitor Group 3 at Tacoma Kennel Club. Dylan is bred, owned and loved by Harley and Lisa Blanchard of Carnation, Washington.

January 7th, 8th & 9th, 2011
Ch. Pinehurst Garret (grandson of our Ch. Taryn Tate of Limerick) swept the Best of Breed honors all three days on the huge Palm Springs weekend with entries of 47, 43 and 35 including 12, 11 and 10 specials. The last time this was accomplished by an Irish Wolfhound was our Ch. Oxmoon Brogan of Limerick in 2005. Garret is bred, owned and loved by Karen Catov-Goodell of Colorado Springs, Colorado.

On this same weekend another Tate grandson, our very own Horizons Tripp to Limerick, was WD for a major on Sunday under Karen Child. Tripp's dam is our Ch. Horizons Serena of Limerick. Tripp was bred by Jenny Clark & Linda Souza and is owned and loved by Linda Souza, Jenny Clark & Jamie Souza Bartlett. Another Tate granddaughter, Pinehurst Zane, owned and bred by Karen Catov-Goodell was WB, BOW, BOS for a major on Friday under breeder judge Ellen Kroll and WB, BOW for another major on Sunday under Karen Child. Also, on Saturday and Sunday the lovely Tate daughter, Ch. Cu Muirin Turrean (Annie) was BOS. Annie was the Number One Irish Wolfhound in the country in breed competition in 2009. Annie is bred, owned and loved by Sadie Heller of Fallbrook, California. On Friday at the Inland Empire Hound show, Tate's 11 month old son, Gryffindor Colin at Tara Hill, was Best in Sweeps under breeder judge Donna Drake. Colin was bred by Pat Murkland and Jocelyne Gagne and is owned and loved by Barbara Call and Linda Souza. Colin resides in Newport Beach with his primary owner, Barbara Call.