Cryptic Town Quiz

Spunog UIE

This quiz got brought home the other day and well I suck and everyone I ask sucks at it and its doing my head in, have a go and help me out, like just GRRRRRRRR tear it up at the moment.
All towns are situated in Ireland, apparently.

1. Well doesn’t that best this place……………..

2. A dark king……blacklion?……….

3. In this place some people pull many of them……………………..

4. Turn left at the bridge on the way to Cavan………………………

5. Drink it, cut it, climb it…………Watergrasshill….

6. Just Bally this Leinster County……Ballylongford ………….

7. A patient could get better if they were sick…Hospital, Co. Limerick (thought it would be that but didn't know where)…….

8. Slim and brimful of energy………………Trim?……………

9. Here I once protected the castle……………………………….....

10. Spare me the details……………………………………………..

11. Murder the male foul………………Kilcock!!!!..........................

12. A garden in the air………………………………………………

13. Seasonal incline…………Summer Hill .................

14. You can play golf here in Meath because it has a tee!!!
It’s more difficult in Galway because it has a D………………………………………………

15. She may take the T from tooth for an N………Maynooth………..

16. This big old house in Cellbridge is not home to the rugby player……………………Kilkenny? but what about the rugby player, maybe more specific? 2 L's in cellbridge :S

17. This town fits nicely into the hollow in the wall……RoundStone?…………

18. Bar the score in rugby…ban-try…

19. R.B.T.N.P.R.U.O.O.T (annagram) ……Burtonport, Co. Donegal.………

20. The salmon leap high over the waterfall here…Lexlip
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21. Pitch tent and place everything on top of each other………………………………………………

22. The Lord is surely not there………………………………………………

23. Glen of many couples……………………………………………………………

24. You can shoot the place up with this old gun………………………………………………

25. Head………………………………………………

26. Here we’ll take the corn for Mr. O’Connell……………………………………

27. Open it to find a colour…………………………………………………………


Gid. :ninja:

Rabies

15 = Maynooth

Dooom

16 is kilkenny im pretty sure...cellbridge house is right beside kilkenny college

Spunog UIE

5. watergrasshill

16 is kilkenny im pretty sure...cellbridge house is right beside kilkenny college

what about the rugby player bit? bit over my head i dunno.

Originally posted by Rabies
15 = Maynooth

say your right there. Was thinking of that myself sure i was honest!

SoundWave

13. Summer Hill
20. Lexlip

i was gonna say copper face jacks for number 3 also...

Pompey Magnus

6)=Ballylongford (I've never heard of it but there you go...)

embee

7 = Hospital, Co. Limerick ...at least I think its in Limerick....

Okie

Originally posted by embee
7 = Hospital, Co. Limerick ...at least I think its in Limerick....

Was just gonna post that. One of D'unbelievables is from there isn't he?

I think Number 8 could be Trim?

embee

19 = Burtonport, Co. Donegal.

Spunog UIE

embee, you on fire

commuterised

2. A dark king…………………………………. BlackLion?

eddhorse

18 . Bar the score in rugby , ban-try !!


im so chuffed they are tough

SoundWave

17. Roundstone?

Spunog UIE

ahhhh ban-try! fantastic, thats a good one alright, they are a really really hard,

no.27 is the one that is bugging me the most tho for some reason.

Blacklion, never woulda got that. Say your right. Had to do some googling.

roundstone sounds good

TomTom

9. Moate

TomTom

21. campile

Jim

22 = devil's bit?

TomTom

27. Redgate

22. I never head of devils bit but i know there is a place in kerry called the devils punch bowl.

TomTom

22. Tombe, he rose from there so you prob won't find him there.

12. Upperlands

eddhorse

14 . Drim ???? county galway

commuterised

Originally posted by TomTom


22. I never head of devils bit but i know there is a place in kerry called the devils punch bowl.

There's a place in Wicklow called Devils Glen, that could be it..

Pat Donlon

1. Well doesn’t that best this place……………..

2. Blacklion Co. Cavan

3. Punchestown Co. Kildare

4. Finea Co. Westmeath (From a Percy French song)

5. Watergrasshill Co. Cork

6. Ballylongford Co. Kerry

7 Hospital, Co. Limerick

8.Trim Co Meath {From an Advert}

9. Moate Co. Westmeath

10. Spare me the details……………………………………………..

11. Kilcock Co Kildare

12. Eyrecourt Co Galway

13 Summer Hill Co. Meath

14. You can play golf here in Meath because it has a tee!!!
It’s more difficult in Galway because it has a D………………………………………………

15. Maynooth Co Koldare

16. Castletowngeoghan Co. Westmeath {Castletown House & Simon Geoghan Irish rugby player}

17.RoundStone or Recess both in Galway

18. Bantry

19. Burtonport, Co. Donegal

20. The salmon leap high over the waterfall here….......

21. Campile Co. Wexford

22. Devils Glen Co. Wicklow

23. Glen of many couples……………………………………………………………

24. You can shoot the place up with this old gun ……………………

25. Head………………………………………………

26. Here we’ll take the corn for Mr. O’Connell……………………………………

27. Whitegate , Co. Cork

Zebra3

esSpoono wrote:

22. The Lord is surely not there………………………………………………

Was gonna suggest Lucan for that.

Sinfonia

Zebra3 wrote:

Was gonna suggest Lucan for that.

LMAO!

WindSock

3. In this place some people pull many of them……………………..

Legs? Faces? Women?

All in Co. Somethingorother

looksee

No 1, Banagher

should read 'beat' not 'best'

miamee

9. Here I once protected the castle……………………………….....Moate, Co Westmeath

21. Pitch tent and place everything on top of each other………………………………………………Campile, Co. Wexford (I think someone already got that)

23. Glen of many couples…………………………………………Glenties, Co Donegal

25. Head………………………………………………Schull, Co Cork