Some quick history of Irish Terriers
The Dogs of the British Islands by John Henry Walsh (Stonehenge) 3rd Edition published 1878
Pages 213-216 (Note Irish Terriers start half way down page 213)
British Dogs by Hugh Dalziel (Corsincon) published 1879
Pages 366 – 374.
The Illustrated Book of the Dog by Vero Shaw published 1881
Page 123-132.
The Dogs of the British Islands by John Henry Walsh (Stonehenge)
4th Edition published 1882
Pages 219 -223.
Modern Dogs of Great Britain and Ireland-Terrier Volume. by Rawden Lee
published 1904
Pages 195-230.
The New Book of the Dog. by Robert Leighton
published 1907
Pages 234-239.