HISTORICAL BEGINNINGS

Rev. 5/2/2009

THE IRISH WOLFHOUND BIRTHPLACE
 AND RALPH KUECHLE OF THE TURREAN IRISH WOLFHOUNDS
 

The area of the "Helvetii" (meaning "the Helvetians") was part of CELTICA and bordered at Lake Constance, a lake that nowadays has been known as "Bodensee".  Today, three countries surround this lake: Austria, Germany, and Switzerland.  

I was born and raised near the lake "Bodensee" in a village called Ehningen in Germany (20 miles South of Stuttgart), located about 70 miles North of this lake.  Hence, I was born in GERMANIA but very close to the CELTICA area of the "Helvetii".  

The "Helvetii" area was the part of CELTICA where the research indicates that Irish Wolfhounds first occurred.  Eventually, they moved with the Celtic tribes to the islands of Great Britain and eventually when the Celts invaded Ireland, the great hound--a mastiff type--arrived with them around 1699 BC.

CELTICA/GAUL 150BC
 

MODERN GERMANY