… as Kermit once sang. Just a short burst of trivia to celebrate St. Patrick’s day. All questions and answers vaguely connected with the Emerald Isle……

-1. Which Irish sport which uses a sliotar?
-2. Which Irish author wrote a series of Gothic horror stories in the years from 1895 to 1915?
-3. What title connects an Irish traditional/punk band and the Irish author J P Donleavy ?
-4. “Liffey water” is another name for what?
-5. Which Irish city is famous for its crystal glass?
-6. Which of the James Bond actors is Irish?
-7. What is the alcoholic ingredient of Irish coffee?
-8. What is a Leprechaun’s traditional profession?
-9. Which group of Irish islands gave name to a style of knitwear?
-10. An Irish rock band - favourite of Gary Powers we hear
-11. phytophthora infetans was the major cause of which Irish crisis in the mid 1850s?
-12. Irish group Thin Lizzy’s track '”The Boys are Back in Town” was used in which animated film?

7. Kahlua - yum, haven't had any in a long time :leprechaun:

11. potato famine?

Good answer, aneette (I looked it up - sounds delicious), but I was hoping for the more traditional alcoholic additve

It was, zook!

9. Which group of Irish islands gave name to a style of knitwear?
Fair Isle from the Shetland Islands

5. Waterford
7. Irish Whiskey

4. Guiness beer

5- pierce brosnan,no doubt.

Joan, manxman, niteowl -

kat - nice try, but Fair Isle is Scottish

Hints when I get back after the weekend

9. I'm pretty sure it's the Aran Islands. I visited Ireland about 15 years ago, but we never made it out there.
10. U2 (a guess) :leprechaun:

2. Bram Stoker?

Well, I'm about as close to being as Irish as you can come.

1. It's Hurling and a Sliotar is the ball.

P.S. I've been missing for a couple days and will miss a few more. Pneumonia has kinda got it's claws in me, and in my condition I've got to be on my toes. So be back in a few with a new puzzle as well. Cheerio----Chris :StPats:

3. Fairytale of New York
8. Cobbler
12. Toy Story

9. Which group of Irish islands gave name to a style of knitwear?
? Aran Isles ?
had to Google it
I was taught that pattern of knitting as "Fisherman's Knit",
thus the confusion.

Excellent finish!

Doreen -
Joan, kat - it was the Aran Isles, and Joan, yes to U2 (it was a cryptic hint - Gary Powers was the guy shot down in the U-2 spy-plane)

Chris - spot-on, and get well soon

Koala - as ever!