Magazine  (2016)  Page(s) 20. Vol 38, No. 1.  
 
Richard Walsh: Feature Breeder - Eric Welsh.
He also named one for his wife Ira (Ira Joan) but it was never released perhaps because he did not consider it close enough to perfection.

Newsletter  (Dec 1997)  Page(s) 12.  
 
Len Johnstone. After lunch we rang Eric (Welsh) and found him home. We also saw a lovely white floribunda Eric named after his late wife ‘Ira Joan’ (a lovely lady and a lovely rose). It won’t be released for a year, but I’m hoping to get one before that.

Book  (1996)  Page(s) 116.  
 
Vale Ira Welsh. Rose members will be saddened to learn that Ira passed to her rest on Wednesday December 27, 1995.