General Ireland

1. 100,000 welcomes
2. You'll have to queue if you want to read this
3. This river passes through 11 counties
5. Wrote one of our most famous (and most difficult) books
6. Our only fjord
7. The first country in the world to ban this at work
9. Pagan festival and beginning of the harvest
13. This Irishman was the world's best guitarist, according to Jimmy Hendrix
19. Its former name, "Queen's County" is no more
22. Distinctive boats with red sails
23. He famously said "earlier today I signed my own death warrant"
28. This place is quite shelly indeed
29. These unwanted visitors made a lasting impression
31. Perhaps this laureate's most famous poem?
32. Kiss this and get the gift of the gab
33. These warriors protected Ireland
36. Soon to host the Ryder Cup
38. Our most famous witch escaped the flames
39. These games are said to be older than the ancient Olympics
40. This famous battle ground is also a river
41. The highest point
42. Perhaps Ireland's least favourite visitor?
43. An area where the mother tongue still reigns supreme
44. Thought to be the oldest field system in the world
45. This ring will give your secrets away
46. This famous Irish singer is known for secrecy

1. This modest actor is taking the world by storm
4. This butter is world-renowned
8. Where Saint Brigid mainly called home
10. The first High King, for a little while anyways
11. There are approximately 360 of these curious rocks left here
12. These cuties fly here every year to nest and breed
14. This island hosted the one and only Luke Skywalker
15. There's approximately 50 of these towers left
16. At 17:59 on this day, the country made a toast
17. Our houses are known for it - at least they were
18. A lesser known patron Saint
20. You'll need a goat skin if you want to play this
21. Counties in the Republic
24. This ancient building took 200,000 tonnes of material to construct
25. Thanks to our Patron Saint, we've none of these
26. The capital - easy peasy
27. These laws are long gone, but some were far more interesting than nowaday's
30. You'll find a special type of marble here
31. Our most recent 'Chieftain'
32. Two types cover 1/6th of Ireland ... raised and?
34. Belfast is named after this river
35. An ancient, spooky festival celebrated worldwide, started here
37. This Western Queen was a force to be reckoned with
38. Founding patron of our National Theatre