[gaelic] mac tíre /mok cheer-a/ meaning: wolf. "sadly, there are no longer any wolves in ireland outside of zoos. the wolf is featured a lot in irish lore, however," the old man told him. steve's long gone father had been irish. the man continued, "after all, the irish did develop an amazing breed of dog - the irish wolfhound...the largest breed in the world -" " -- whose job, among other things, was to hunt down and guard against other wolves."