IRELAND IN CROSSWORDS ©
ACROSS
1. Chase for lock around seat of the Munster Kings in County Tipperary.
(4,2,6)
8. "What will history say? History, sir, will tell ----, as usual."
Shaw (4)
9. Tag fifty before Adam's son. (5)
11. Briefly unknown in Monaghan once. (4)
13. Managed to have escaped? (3)
15. If tout gets disturbed find his clothes. (6)
16. Commanding officer gets loud service payment for the beverage. (6)
17. "Work and pray, live on hay. You'll get --- in the sky when you
die." Joe Hill (3)
19. Dr.'s coming round shortly to see Ballsbridge, Dublin venue of the Spring
Show. (1.1.1.)
20. Foil grand R.C. disharmony in ancient Louth town at foot of Slieve Foye,
where St. Patrick landed. (11)
21. Nothing seen in Dublin illusion. (3)
22. Prevent from speaking with a palindromic joke. (3)
24. Criminal outlaw that Dan bit badly. (6)
25. Norma's coming round to the Bible reading. (6)
26. "The minstrel fell, but the ---man's chains could not bring his
proud soul under." Moore (3)
28. Where to cook the 29 across in Sligo venue. (4)
29. "Eaten ----- is soon forgotten." Irish proverb (5)
30. Leap over defendant's pre-trial court statement. (4)
31. R.S. less paltry. (anag.) Westmeath battle site where Irish forces under
Tyrrell defeated the English in 1597. (12)
DOWN
2. At home, but arranged to go to popular Louth resort with open air Calvary
and Stations of the Cross. (6)
3. Dread of Irish man? (4)
4. Last word in steam engines. (4)
5. Fog, Lord, take the North and go to inland County associated with Goldsmith,
Edgeworth and Casey. (8)
6. Sh! Seán had smile about musical work first performed in Fishamble
Street Dublin in 1742. (7,7)
7. A rock band clown. (anag.) First transatlantic aviators who landed at
Clifden, Co. Galway in 1919. (6,3,5)
10. Al's lion able to go wild in Galway town world famous for its horse
fairs. (11)
12. Vi, I use 3 R's to change water in Waterford City. (5,4)
14. No Croom ms. is torn up in Connacht county bounded on the east by the
Shannon and its lakes. (9)
17. Soft returning American soldier shows the animal. (3)
18. Food seen in Doonbeg gardens. (3)
20. Let Fr. Con come over to ancient Galway monastic settlement founded
by St Brendan in 558. (8)
23. Slap Al around in Longford birthplace of Oliver Goldsmith. (6)
26. "For I'm a ---- born man of the travelling people." Ewan McColl.
(4)
27. Real confusion for one of those who took flight from Ulster in 1607.
(4)
