Co Kildare adventurer terrier gets Bed and Breakfast in Sallins before boarding train to Dublin

A Co Kildare terrier who found fame by boarding a train from Sallins last week  benefited from the kindness of a stranger who gave him Bed and Breakfast.

Resident of St Brigid's Terrace, Sallins, Anne Murphy, was returning from bingo, on Wednesday, April 3, when, standing in the hail stone and rain, was the dog the nation now knows as Hamish, and that his owners had named Tyson.

Mrs Murphy speaking to KildareNow said: "It was a night you would not put a milk bottle out. He followed me to my car and then followed me to my house."

She had never seen this charming terrier before, until 10.30pm, that Tuesday night.

Mrs Murphy took him for a quick walk with her dog Minnie.

She said: "He is beautiful, a very gentle little dog."

Mrs Murphy prepared a bed for the terrier that night and he rested well.

At 7.45am, the following morning, she fed him some nuts and water.

Wondering where he had got to, she saw him later that day on the news, he had boarded the train from Sallins  at 8.46am to Dublin Heuston.

She said: "I was wondering where he had gone, he was such a gentle soul. I thought he would be back, he was so lucky to be found."

After 24 hours of media appeals, the adorable terrier was reunited with his owners.

Tyson’s real owners confirmed their identity by providing photos to the My Lovely Horse animal rescue centre in Co Kildare. The dog was micro-chipped on Thursday afternoon before being reunited with his owners in Kildare.

Ted Maher, the Irish Rail worker who volunteers at My Lovely Horse and looked after Tyson on Wednesday night, described him as “a cracking little dog”.