Sign up now for a
Free Email Account &
your own Online
Writing Portfolio!
Username:
Password:  
Sponsored Items

Click Here To Bid  

Read a Newbie
Badges
Testimonials
Tell a Friend
Know someone who'd
like this page?

Email Address:

Optional Comment:

Who's Online?
Members: 247    
Guests: 687    
   
Total Online Now: 934    
Writing.Com Time

Sunday
May 27, 2012
5:07am EDT


  >> Crossword Puzzle >> Activity >> ID #1396877  |   Show DetailsPrinter Friendly Page Tell A Friend
Luck of the Irish
Test your knowledge of all things Irish
Rated:
13+
by
Avg Rating: (5)
** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only **


*Leaf5*From shamrocks to Seamus, this crossword puzzle has it all.*Leaf5*
*Leaf5*Test your knowledge of all things Irish!*Leaf5*
Across:
 3 Fionn mac Cumhaill gains wisdom by biting his thumb, because of his cooking this fish when he was young (three words)
 5 The athletic teams of this University are known as the Fighting Irish
 7 This phrase originally comes from the Norman invasion of Ireland, and derives from the Latin word for 'stake' (three words)
 9 In the movie Michael Collins, he played the title role (two words)
 11 Legend has it that Fionn mac Cumhaill built this to walk to Scotland
 13 Also known as Peil Gaelach, it's one of the most popular sports in Ireland (two words)
 14 According to legend, kissing this bluestone endows the kisser with the gift of gab (two words)
 15 The name for the unprecedented economic success of Ireland beginning in the 1990's (two words)
 16 This city is renowned the world over for a crystal glassware business founded in 1783
 17 Ireland is the ___________ largest island in Europe.
 18 The capital of Northern Ireland
 20 This Irish physicist is the only Irishman to have won a Nobel Prize in science (two words)
 22 It was where the Tuatha Dé Danann or sídhe settled when they left Ireland's surface (three words)
 23 The son of the god Lugh and Deichtine, sister of the king of Ulster, he defended Ulster single-handedly against the armies of queen Medb of Connacht
 25 The title for the Prime Minister of Ireland
 26 The largest political party of Ireland (two words)
Down:
 1 More than 4% of Ireland’s total milk production is used in the production of this liqueur (three words)
 2 Most famous for his novel Gulliver's Travels (two words)
 4 This loose confederation of Boston-area organized crime figures, was one of the most successful organized crime groups in American history (three words)
 6 Also known as the sons of Míl Espáine, legends say they were the final inhabitants of Ireland
 8 A member of the priestly and learned class in the pre-Christian, ancient Celtic societies
 10 He campaigned for Catholic Emancipation in 19th century Ireland (two words)
 12 He first published this law in 1662 -- "For a fixed amount of gas kept at a fixed temperature, P and V are inversely proportional (while one increases, the other decreases)" (two words)
 14 The Irish king who overthrew the centuries-long domination of the Kingship of Ireland by the Uí Néill (two words)
 17 Ireland is the ______________ largest island in the world.
 19 A drink made from a blend of pale ale and a dark beer (three words)
 21 This cocktail is less commonly known as a Frozen Black Irish (two words)
 22 The title of the Deputy Prime Minister of Ireland
 24 It's the third largest city in Ireland, after Dublin and Belfast
 27 Cormac mac Art, the High King of Ireland, formed this coalition of clans
 
Submit your answers to see which words are correct and add those words into the crossword puzzle above. You can still continue working on the puzzle after you submit.
To clear your stored answers for this puzzle, click the "Reset" button:

Log In To Leave Feedback
Username:
Password:
Not a Member?
Signup right now, for free!

All accounts include:
*Bullet* FREE Email @Writing.Com!
*Bullet* FREE Portfolio Services!