Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Across
- 2. Third month of the year
- 7. This famous ocean liner was built in Belfast
- 8. Add whiskey, sugar and top with cream to get the Irish version
- 11. Fable has it that St. Patrick banished these from the island of Ireland
- 13. Nancy has kissed this stone, have you?
- 15. Patrick is the primary ___ Saint of Ireland
- 17. A large celebratory meal
- 20. Besides lacking snakes, Ireland also does not have weasels or these animals
- 21. These events in major cities mark this special day
- 23. This Toronto hockey team was known as the St. Patricks from 1919 – 1927
- 26. Pubs generally dye this beverage green to celebrate the day
- 29. Surprisingly, St. P. was not born here
- 31. Lively Irish folk dance
- 32. According to legend, this was used by St. P. to explain the Holy Trinity
- 34. Capital of the Republic of Ireland
- 36. Good fortune
- 37. Tradition holds that St. P. did this on March 17
- 38. Wear this colour to celebrate the day
Down
- 1. This 1840’s event led to a population decline of 2 million people in Ireland
- 3. Leprechauns traditionally play the Irish ___
- 4. This is the longest river in Ireland
- 5. Alcohol which takes its name from the Irish “water of life”
- 6. City that first celebrated St. Patrick’s Day
- 9. This musical instrument is known as the national symbol of Ireland
- 10. This day is a ___ holiday in Ireland
- 12. This Irish beer is a more traditional drink
- 14. Ireland is also known as this Isle, poetically
- 16. Historically, the Lenten restriction of drinking this was lifted for the day
- 18. Capital of Northern Ireland
- 19. Is there a pot of gold at the end of this?
- 22. This Irish symbol is found on the flag of Montreal
- 24. A mischievous Irish fairy
- 25. The Donegal variety is a well-known variety of this fabric
- 27. A verse that often begins “There once was a”
- 28. In 2007, Ireland saw 40 straight days of this
- 30. A stringed instrument identical to the violin, but played differently
- 33. Finding a 4-leafed one will bring you luck!
- 35. Before green, this colour was associated with St. Patrick