Editing Irish Setter (section)

{{Short description|Large red dog breed for finding and pointing gamebirds}}
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{{Infobox Dogbreed
| name = Irish Setter
| altname =Red Setter ({{langx|ga|sotar rua}})<br />Irish Red Setter
| country = Ireland
| image = Can Setter dog GFDL.jpg
| image_caption = Irish Setter
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| kc_name        = [[Irish Kennel Club]]
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| fcistd         = http://www.fci.be/Nomenclature/Standards/120g07-en.pdf
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The '''Irish Setter''' ({{langx|ga|sotar rua}},<ref>[http://www.acmhainn.ie/tearmai/plandai.htm#II Ainmneacha Plandaí is Ainmhithe], accessed 14 June 2009.</ref> literally "'''red setter'''") is a [[setter]], a [[dog breed|breed]] of [[gundog]], and family [[dog]] originating in Ireland. The term ''Irish Setter'' is commonly used to encompass the show-bred dog recognised by the [[American Kennel Club]] as well as the field-bred Red Setter recognised by the [[Field Dog Stud Book]].