inisleabhair puzzle
Across
- 2. (8) common Irish wildflower, perhaps worn by a certain wild canine on special occasions.
- 4. (4) pertaining to the mouth.
- 5. (4) flightless South American bird, similar to an emu.
- 7. (8)a bicycle that's lost a wheel.
- 10. (7) northwestern province of Spain once home to a celtic speaking people.
- 11. (7) Dutch province that gave its name to an island nation in the southern hemisphere.
- 13. (8) pen-name employed by Jane Wilde, mother of Oscar, derived from the Spanish for hope.
- 14. (7) medieval Irish Kingdom once centred around modern day counties Leitrim and Cavan.
- 16. (4) the second longest river in Ulster.
- 17. (7) Hitchcock's first American film, based on a famous novel.
- 19. (4) a word with positive connotations if applied to a bread, more negative if applied to a day.
- 20. (8) Variety of damp loving moss, commonly found in Ireland's bogs.
- 22. (4) deliciously curly variety of cabbage.
- 23. (4) nothing else quite this mad come March.
- 25. (5,4)Ireland's only native pine, misleadingly named.
- 28. (4) one of these horned creatures once saved a village from Cromwell, making it surely the greatest of all time.
- 30. (4,6) the Irish native tree cat, known by it's distinctive cream coloured chest.
- 31. (9) Byzantine emperor who lent his name to a terrible plague that once swept through Europe.
- 32. (5) dairy product, famous rock and roll super group.
- 34. (7) Latin word for truth.
- 35. (4,3) In Irish they are known as graveyard screechers! Liable to give you a hop as they fly by night.
Down
- 1. (9) derisive term for rowdy football fans, derived from an Irish name.
- 3. (7) The most controversial lump of granite in the North Sea, regularly a source of contention.
- 6. (9) county town of Westmeath.
- 8. (3,6) distinctive red and white mushroom, with unpredictable results if consumed.
- 9. (7) Capital city of the western Roman Empire at the time that it fell.
- 11. (8) merged with Tanganyika to form a new state in 1964.
- 12. (8) Munster's largest off-shore island.
- 15. (4) come March this migratory seabird takes a turn visiting our island.
- 18. (7) County Antrim's only inhabited off-shore island.
- 21. (4) even less than one.
- 24. (5,5) Legendary capital of pre-Christian Ulster.
- 25. (4) these roads once stretched across the world
- 26. (6) English political party who derive their name from the Irish word for pirate.
- 27. (9) Ground nesting migratory bird threatened by the disappearance of wild meadows in Ireland.
- 29. (8) prison escape movie starring Steve McQueen.
- 33. (7) divisive foodstuff created from yeast, served often on toast.