Saint Patrick's Day

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Across
  1. 1. an arc of prismatic colors appearing in the heavens opposite the sun and caused by the refraction and reflection of the sun’s rays in drops of rain
  2. 3. a cudgel, or club, traditionally made of blackthorn or oak
  3. 4. a popular expression of loyalty to, or affection for, Ireland, its people, and its culture
  4. 5. the force that seems to operate for good or ill in a person’s life
  5. 6. an inordinately wild fight or contentious dispute; brawl; free-for-all
  6. 8. poetic nickname for Ireland
  7. 10. three-leafed plant especially a small, yellow-flowered clover: the national emblem of Ireland and a symbol of the Christian trinity
  8. 11. a spirit in the form of a wailing woman who appears to or is heard by members of a family as a sign that one of them is about to die
  9. 12. once the largest group in ancient Europe; term for the family of languages that includes Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh, and Breton
  10. 14. ​British-born missionary and bishop who became the patron saint of Ireland
Down
  1. 2. It’s said that anyone who kisses it is given the gift of flattery and eloquence.
  2. 5. a dwarf or sprite, often depicted as a little old man who will reveal the location of a hidden crock of gold to anyone who catches him
  3. 7. a handheld, shallow Irish drum with a single goatskin head, played with a stick
  4. 9. a kind of humorous verse of five lines
  5. 13. term encompassesing Celtic languages that include the speech of ancient Ireland and more modern dialects that have developed from it