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{{Infobox dog breed
|name=Irish Bull Terrier
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|altname =Irish Staffordshire Bull Terrier<br />Irish Staffie
|country = Ireland
|Standards_and_traits = yes
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|coat = smooth, thin, single
|color = Various
|litter_size = 5–10
|life_span = 8-15 years
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The '''Irish Bull Terrier''', also known as the '''Irish Staffordshire Bull Terrier''', is a ] directly descended from the longer-legged original ].<ref name="Molosser"></ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dogbreedinfo.com/irishstaffordshirebullterrier.htm|title=Irish Staffordshire Bull Terrier Dog Breed Information and Pictures|website=www.dogbreedinfo.com|access-date=2017-09-19}}</ref> This dog was bred primarily for both ] and ].<ref name="RB">Jenkins, R. & Mollett, K. (1997). ''''. ('''Pg. 143-144''') Tfh Pubns Inc. {{ISBN|978-0793804917}}</ref> In addition, the Irish Staffordshire Bull Terrier was used for ] ], ], ] and other ].<ref name="Molosser" />

== History ==

The Irish Staffordshire Bull Terrier is its own breed with its own history.<ref name="Molosser" /> The breed is not well known outside of ] and parts of ].<ref name="RB" /> This breed is unrecognized by any ]s, yet they remain popular and have good breeding.<ref name="RB" /> The ] was originally bred from the Irish Staffordshire Bull Terrier and the English Staffordshire Bull Terrier.<ref name="RB" />

== Fictitious breed ==

Some news reports have stated that the Irish Staffordshire Bull Terrier is a fictitious breed used to circumvent the ]s ].<ref></ref> Furthermore, people consider the breed to be an ] with an Irish ] to protect them from ] bans.<ref name="Molosser" /> However, the reality of the situation is the Irish Staffordshire Bull Terrier was the one of the progenitors used to create the American Pitbull Terrier and the ].<ref name="Molosser" />

== Anatomy ==
There is no weight restriction for the Irish Staffordshire Bull Terrier; however, they are not heavy dogs.<ref name="RB" /> For example, one may look like an English Staffordshire Bull Terrier and another like a ].<ref name="RB" />

==See also==
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]

==Further reading==
* Barker, Shaun. (2000). ''Staffordshire Bull Terriers (English and Irish)''. Northbrook Publishing Ltd. {{ISBN|978-1857362428}}
* Darcy, Jonathan. (2010). ''DEAD GAME: Irish Strong Dogs of Old''. Darcy Books. (''Darcy's book provides the history and evolution of the Irish Staffordshire Bull Terrier.'')

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