Irish & English Staffordshire Bull Terriers

I don’t think there is a more famous group of breeds in the world today than the four Bull and Terrier breeds – the Staffordshire Bull Terrier, Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier and the American Pit Bull Terrier. All four of these breeds descend from the many combat dogs that had been bred in Britain and Ireland for centuries. There was a different type in every region that was known by a local name, these dogs had been created from crosses between small mastiffs, bulldogs, terriers and whippets/greyhounds.

The many different local combat dogs that could be found up and down Britain, went on to be the foundation dogs for the  Staffordshire Bull Terrier breed that was registered in 1935 with the KC. The Staffordshire Bull Terrier name was chosen as the region of Staffordshire had the highest number of examples and the biggest breed club with the greatest influence over the breed.

In the 1950’s good KC registered Staffordshire Bull Terriers we’re taken across to Ireland where they were worked in the Irish trials ran by the IKC. These dogs were the foundation for the Irish Staffordshire Bull Terriers of today. The O’Flynn family from Cork and the Lee family from Dublin became synonymous with the Irish strong dog scene as both created their own line of working Staffs.

The O’Flynn’s original prefix was Evergreen and Farranree however both prefixes today are simply known as the O’Flynn strain.

The Lee family used the Lee and Diddycye prefix for their dogs. The Lee family also played a helping hand in creating the well known Irish Staffordshire Bull Terrier line called Dublin Reds.

A old school looking Staffordshire Bull Terrier
Risky’s ‘Red Rocco’ was down from the Dublin Red line
F&S’s ‘Belcher of Taunton’ was down from O’Flynn lines
Sean’s ‘Rocky’ aka Mischievous Brindle Boy - A beautiful looking Staffordshire Bull Terrier from Psycho x Sparpit lines
A rare photo of Russell’s ‘Red Joe’ a great example of a Dublin Red Staffordshire Bull Terrier
A Stockade, Sparpit & KC Blood Staffordshire Bull Terrier bred in the UK but lived and worked in the USA
Lee’s ‘Red Commando’ one of the forefathers to the Dublin Red line
Risky’s ‘Red Rocco’ a Dublin Red Staff
The well known Allen’s ‘Major’ a true working Irish Staffordshire Bull Terrier. Sired by Walsh’s ‘Whitey Pete’ and his dam was Allen’s ‘Peggy’ this meant that he had the great producing female Hegarty’s ‘Cork Rose’ 3x in his 4 generation pedigree. ‘Major’ can be found in the pedigree of many Irish Staffs over the years
‘Mads Buster’ sired by FFB ‘Jack’ & his dam was Oxbull’s ‘Dutch’
Mother & Daughter - A mixture of Stockade, Dublin Red, Spartpit & Raparee blood
A Bull and Terrier in Paris, France in 1863
A rare photo of the well known Amos’ ‘Bane’ aka Mr F’s ‘Havoc’ - A really nice old school Staffordshire Bull Terrier. He weighed 40lbs & was 19 inches tts.
Staffordshire Bull Terrier in 1945
Dynamite ‘Rastus’ in the USA
‘Butch’ bred from Stockade, Sparpit, Raparee & KC lines
‘Butch’ bred from Stockade, Sparpit, Raparee & KC lines
Pete’s ‘Butcher’ an Irish Staffordshire Bull Terrier from ‘Psycho’ lines
Old school👌🏼 Melling’s ‘Tough Guy’ & Smith’s ‘Invincible Lass’ and ‘Arrogant Lad’ from the 1930’s - Staffordshire Bull Terriers
A lovely looking male from 1976 - Ch Swinfen ‘Skyscrapper’ (Staffordshire Bull Terrier) 3x Dennybeck ‘Stonnards Matador’ who’s grand sire was Eastaff ‘Danom’
‘Cracking Cocker’s Son’ a beautiful Male from the late 1970’s
Buckhill ‘Black Bomber’ a beautiful old school type Staffordshire Bull Terrier from the 1960’s
‘Buckingham of Brigadiers’ a proper old school Staffordshire Bull Terrier
‘Homer’ & ‘Pip’ we’re heavy Sparpit blood (Staffordshire Bull Terriers)
Another picture of ‘Homer’ & ‘Pip’ who we’re heavy Sparpit blood (Staffordshire Bull Terriers)
Reid’s ‘Lucy’ and Reid’s ‘Gypsy’ - Staffordshire Bull Terrier bitchs owned by Mr Ed Reid in the UK
A lovely bitch from the well known Sparpit line... this is ‘Pit Rose’
Dynamite’s ‘Turpin’ a Staffordshire Bull Terrier in America
‘Birches Barrow Boy’ from the late 1940’s - Staffordshire Bull Terrier
Mr J Hanlon with Brinstock ‘Brindle Binnie’ in the late 1940’s. Binnie was sired by Ch Game Laddie and his dam was Brinstock ‘Bridget’
King’s ‘Taz’ a blue tri dog from years gone by
Ch Chestonian ‘Satans Fireworks’ - a nice old school Staffordshire Bull Terrier from the 1930’s
FFB’s ‘Jack’
FFB’s ‘Beanie’ with unknown black show Staff
Sean’s ‘Rocky’ aka Mischievous Brindle Boy - A beautiful looking Staffordshire Bull Terrier from Psycho x Sparpit lines
Barry’s ‘Storm’ a proper old school Staff that was supposedly 3x Lee’s ‘Rocky my dear’ - Irish Staffordshire Bull Terrier
Smith’s ‘Invincible Lass’ a Staffordshire Bull Terrier bitch from the 1930’s
A lovely bitch from Holland ‘Warmaid of Weneva’ - Staffordshire Bull Terrier
Two absolute crackers - Simon’s ‘Apollo’ & Simon’s ‘Tara’ - Staffordshire Bull Terriers
A true blue Staffordshire Blue Terrier
A fine bitch bred in the UK but was sent over to the States - Staffordshire Bull Terrier
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