Cryptic (ish) Cavan Placenames

Gadjodilo

Has this been done before here? Shout if it has.

The list below consists of clues - the answers being place names in Cavan.

For example:
Scarlet knolls = Redhills.

If you can think of more, add them in.

1. The monarchs woo.....
2. Large ebony coloured cat
3. Is this lake angrier?
4. Jump on Ryle, the sports reporter.
5. Spherical object in the side of the head.
6. Sounds like a demand for additional homicides!
7. Disparage the woman in white? On her big day....
8. Crossing point for the valet.
9. Traverse Florida's archipelago.
10. Is this fortified wine only drunk in a place of worship?

More later. Add one if you can think of any. Thanks!

seanybiker

he he my father comes from scarlet knolls

flanum

1.kingscourt
2.blacklion
3.?
4.?
5.bally..?
6.kilmore
7.?
8.butlersbridge
9.?
10.?


heres a few..

1.percussion on the cork river.
2.according to the french.. its.."such is life"
3.these people have been coming en masse in recent years to ireland.
4.its steeple casts a shadow on the lake.
5.campanologists use these before catching a flat-fish.
6.like a moorehen on a mount.
7.a pregnant heiffer is very close to this!

Gadjodilo

1, 2, 6 and 8 are right.

How about these ones?

1.percussion on the cork river. = DRUMALEE
2.according to the french.. its.."such is life" = LAVEY
3.these people have been coming en masse in recent years to ireland - POLES
4.its steeple casts a shadow on the lake.
5.campanologists use these before catching a flat-fish.
6.like a moorehen on a mount.
7.a pregnant heiffer is very close to this! = CAVAN

Gadjodilo

Flanum,

Hope you don't mind, I've given yours new numbers.

Also, I've filled in the answers for the ones that have already been got.

...... and I have some new ones.

1. The monarchs woo..... KINGSCOURT
2. Large ebony coloured cat BLACKLION
3. Is this lake angrier?
4. Jump on Ryle, the sports reporter.
5. Spherical object in the side of the head.
6. Sounds like a demand for additional homicides! KILMORE
7. Disparage the woman in white? On her big day....
8. Crossing point for the valet. BUTLERSBRIDGE
9. Traverse Florida's archipelago.
10. Is this fortified wine only drunk in a place of worship?
11. percussion on the cork river.
12. according to the french.. its.."such is life"
13. these people have been coming en masse in recent years to ireland.
14. its steeple casts a shadow on the lake.
15. campanologists use these before catching a flat-fish.
16. like a moorehen on a mount.
17. a pregnant heiffer is very close to this!
18. Divide male bird equally.
19. Assassinate the second last letter, Mister Kasparov.
20. William exists!
21. Pick out (perhaps for slaughter); that is, the letter S.
22. Islamic cleric
23. Elegant bird having a litre in the local hostelry.

Gadjodilo

Is number 15 (your number 5) Belturbet?

KrazeeEyezKilla

4. Mountnugent
11. Drumalee
22. Mullagh
23. Swanlinbar

Gadjodilo

Well done. 4, 22 and 23 are right. I'm waiting as well for Flanum to give the nod on Drumalee and a couple of others.

1. The monarchs woo..... KINGSCOURT
2. Large ebony coloured cat BLACKLION
3. Is this lake angrier?
4. Jump on Ryle, the sports reporter. MOUNTNUGENT
5. Spherical object in the side of the head.
6. Sounds like a demand for additional homicides! KILMORE
7. Disparage the woman in white? On her big day....
8. Crossing point for the valet. BUTLERSBRIDGE
9. Traverse Florida's archipelago.
10. Is this fortified wine only drunk in a place of worship?
11. percussion on the cork river.
12. according to the french.. its.."such is life"
13. these people have been coming en masse in recent years to ireland.
14. its steeple casts a shadow on the lake.
15. campanologists use these before catching a flat-fish.
16. like a moorehen on a mount.
17. a pregnant heiffer is very close to this!
18. Divide male bird equally.
19. Assassinate the second last letter, Mister Kasparov.
20. William exists!
21. Pick out (perhaps for slaughter); that is, the letter S.
22. Islamic cleric MULLAGH
23. Elegant bird having a litre in the local hostelry. SWANLINBAR

anotherlostie

3 Crosserlough
9 Crosskeys
18 Shercock
19 Killygary
20 Billis

muincav

heres a few..

1.percussion on the cork river.
2.according to the french.. its.."such is life"
3.these people have been coming en masse in recent years to ireland.
4.its steeple casts a shadow on the lake.
5.campanologists use these before catching a flat-fish.
6.like a moorehen on a mount.
7.a pregnant heiffer is very close to this![/QUOTE]

1-Drumalee
2-Lavey
3-Poles
4-?
5-Belturbet
6-Cootehill
7-cavan

muincav

Gadjodilo wrote: »

Well done. 4, 22 and 23 are right. I'm waiting as well for Flanum to give the nod on Drumalee and a couple of others.

1. The monarchs woo..... KINGSCOURT
2. Large ebony coloured cat BLACKLION
3. Is this lake angrier?
4. Jump on Ryle, the sports reporter. MOUNTNUGENT
5. Spherical object in the side of the head.
6. Sounds like a demand for additional homicides! KILMORE
7. Disparage the woman in white? On her big day....
8. Crossing point for the valet. BUTLERSBRIDGE
9. Traverse Florida's archipelago.
10. Is this fortified wine only drunk in a place of worship?
11. percussion on the cork river.
12. according to the french.. its.."such is life"
13. these people have been coming en masse in recent years to ireland.
14. its steeple casts a shadow on the lake.
15. campanologists use these before catching a flat-fish.
16. like a moorehen on a mount.
17. a pregnant heiffer is very close to this!
18. Divide male bird equally.
19. Assassinate the second last letter, Mister Kasparov.
20. William exists!
21. Pick out (perhaps for slaughter); that is, the letter S.
22. Islamic cleric MULLAGH
23. Elegant bird having a litre in the local hostelry. SWANLINBAR

7-Knockbride
10-Templeport
21-Killoughter

Gadjodilo

7 & 10 are right. I had a different answer in mind for 21 but Killoughter is giving me ideas for more clues. :-)

1. The monarchs woo..... KINGSCOURT
2. Large ebony coloured cat BLACKLION
3. Is this lake angrier?
4. Jump on Ryle, the sports reporter. MOUNTNUGENT
5. Spherical object in the side of the head.
6. Sounds like a demand for additional homicides! KILMORE
7. Disparage the woman in white? On her big day.... KNOCKBRIDE
8. Crossing point for the valet. BUTLERSBRIDGE
9. Traverse Florida's archipelago.
10. Is this fortified wine only drunk in a place of worship? TEMPLEPORT
11. percussion on the cork river.
12. according to the french.. its.."such is life"
13. these people have been coming en masse in recent years to ireland.
14. its steeple casts a shadow on the lake.
15. campanologists use these before catching a flat-fish.
16. like a moorehen on a mount.
17. a pregnant heiffer is very close to this!
18. Divide male bird equally.
19. Assassinate the second last letter, Mister Kasparov.
20. William exists!
21. Pick out (perhaps for slaughter); that is, the letter S.
22. Islamic cleric MULLAGH
23. Elegant bird having a litre in the local hostelry. SWANLINBAR

anotherlostie

Cough look at Post #9 and 10 cough for a few more answers.

Gadjodilo

Re #9.
Sorry! I don't know how I missed them. They're all correct. Well done.

Re #10.
Those are clues from Flanum. I think they're right but obviously he's the one to confirm this (or not).

1. The monarchs woo..... KINGSCOURT
2. Large ebony coloured cat BLACKLION
3. Is this lake angrier? CROSSERLOUGH
4. Jump on Ryle, the sports reporter. MOUNTNUGENT
5. Spherical object in the side of the head.
6. Sounds like a demand for additional homicides! KILMORE
7. Disparage the woman in white? On her big day.... KNOCKBRIDE
8. Crossing point for the valet. BUTLERSBRIDGE
9. Traverse Florida's archipelago. CROSSKEYS
10. Is this fortified wine only drunk in a place of worship? TEMPLEPORT
11. percussion on the cork river.
12. according to the french.. its.."such is life"
13. these people have been coming en masse in recent years to ireland.
14. its steeple casts a shadow on the lake.
15. campanologists use these before catching a flat-fish.
16. like a moorehen on a mount.
17. a pregnant heiffer is very close to this!
18. Divide male bird equally. SHERCOCK
19. Assassinate the second last letter, Mister Kasparov. KILLYGARRY
20. William exists! BILLIS
21. Pick out (perhaps for slaughter); that is, the letter S.
22. Islamic cleric MULLAGH
23. Elegant bird having a litre in the local hostelry. SWANLINBAR

flanum

oops sorry... yep all right... er.. steeple on the lough is "crosserlough" sorry, not a great one.

Gadjodilo

Reet! That only leaves nos. 5 and 21 from the old set.

Hint on no. 5: it's the parish where the Lacken football team is from.

Hint on no. 21: it's where De Teck (sorry Breifne College) is situated.

There are some new ones down below: 24-28.

1. The monarchs woo..... KINGSCOURT
2. Large ebony coloured cat BLACKLION
3. Is this lake angrier? CROSSERLOUGH
4. Jump on Ryle, the sports reporter. MOUNTNUGENT
5. Spherical object in the side of the head.
6. Sounds like a demand for additional homicides! KILMORE
7. Disparage the woman in white? On her big day.... KNOCKBRIDE
8. Crossing point for the valet. BUTLERSBRIDGE
9. Traverse Florida's archipelago. CROSSKEYS
10. Is this fortified wine only drunk in a place of worship? TEMPLEPORT
11. percussion on the cork river. DRUMALEE
12. according to the french.. its.."such is life" LAVEY
13. these people have been coming en masse in recent years to ireland. POLES
14. its steeple casts a shadow on the lake. CROSSERLOUGH
15. campanologists use these before catching a flat-fish. BELTURBET
16. like a moorehen on a mount. COOTEHILL
17. a pregnant heiffer is very close to this! CAVAN
18. Divide male bird equally. SHERCOCK
19. Assassinate the second last letter, Mister Kasparov. KILLYGARRY
20. William exists! BILLIS
21. Pick out (perhaps for slaughter); that is, the letter S.
22. Islamic cleric MULLAGH
23. Elegant bird having a litre in the local hostelry. SWANLINBAR
24. Murder the remains of the fire and the Egyptian god.
25. Looks like this place needs the first two letters in English.
26. Obtain release through payment - that is, of a town.
27. A knoll for carbon enthusiasts?
28. Grind municipality!

N.B. In number 24, I'm going for the more common spelling of the placename.

flanum

21. cullies


24. killeshandra

?

Gadjodilo

Well, the spelling I was using was Killashandra (I checked Google!) but 'esh' is close enough. Cullies is right too.

1. The monarchs woo..... KINGSCOURT
2. Large ebony coloured cat BLACKLION
3. Is this lake angrier? CROSSERLOUGH
4. Jump on Ryle, the sports reporter. MOUNTNUGENT
5. Spherical object in the side of the head.
6. Sounds like a demand for additional homicides! KILMORE
7. Disparage the woman in white? On her big day.... KNOCKBRIDE
8. Crossing point for the valet. BUTLERSBRIDGE
9. Traverse Florida's archipelago. CROSSKEYS
10. Is this fortified wine only drunk in a place of worship? TEMPLEPORT
11. percussion on the cork river. DRUMALEE
12. according to the french.. its.."such is life" LAVEY
13. these people have been coming en masse in recent years to ireland. POLES
14. its steeple casts a shadow on the lake. CROSSERLOUGH
15. campanologists use these before catching a flat-fish. BELTURBET
16. like a moorehen on a mount. COOTEHILL
17. a pregnant heiffer is very close to this! CAVAN
18. Divide male bird equally. SHERCOCK
19. Assassinate the second last letter, Mister Kasparov. KILLYGARRY
20. William exists! BILLIS
21. Pick out (perhaps for slaughter); that is, the letter S. CULLIES
22. Islamic cleric MULLAGH
23. Elegant bird having a litre in the local hostelry. SWANLINBAR
24. Murder the remains of the fire and the Egyptian god. KILLASHANDRA
25. Looks like this place needs the first two letters in English.
26. Obtain release through payment - that is, of a town.
27. A knoll for carbon enthusiasts?
28. Grind municipality!

muincav

5-Ballinagh
25-Drung-EN----sorry...lol....25-LackEN
26-Baillieboro?
27-Redhills???
28-Milltown

Gadjodilo

I've given the answer for number 5 below. Obviously, no-one has ever heard of a parish called Ballintemple......!!

Lacken is right as is Bailieborough and Milltown. No. 27...., you've got the second part more or less right. It's ______hill.


1. The monarchs woo..... KINGSCOURT
2. Large ebony coloured cat BLACKLION
3. Is this lake angrier? CROSSERLOUGH
4. Jump on Ryle, the sports reporter. MOUNTNUGENT
5. Spherical object in the side of the head. BALLINTEMPLE
6. Sounds like a demand for additional homicides! KILMORE
7. Disparage the woman in white? On her big day.... KNOCKBRIDE
8. Crossing point for the valet. BUTLERSBRIDGE
9. Traverse Florida's archipelago. CROSSKEYS
10. Is this fortified wine only drunk in a place of worship? TEMPLEPORT
11. percussion on the cork river. DRUMALEE
12. according to the french.. its.."such is life" LAVEY
13. these people have been coming en masse in recent years to ireland. POLES
14. its steeple casts a shadow on the lake. CROSSERLOUGH
15. campanologists use these before catching a flat-fish. BELTURBET
16. like a moorehen on a mount. COOTEHILL
17. a pregnant heiffer is very close to this! CAVAN
18. Divide male bird equally. SHERCOCK
19. Assassinate the second last letter, Mister Kasparov. KILLYGARRY
20. William exists! BILLIS
21. Pick out (perhaps for slaughter); that is, the letter S. CULLIES
22. Islamic cleric MULLAGH
23. Elegant bird having a litre in the local hostelry. SWANLINBAR
24. Murder the remains of the fire and the Egyptian god. KILLASHANDRA
25. Looks like this place needs the first two letters in English. LACKEN
26. Obtain release through payment - that is, of a town. BAILIEBOROUGH
27. A knoll for carbon enthusiasts?
28. Grind municipality! MILLTOWN

muincav

27-Blackhill???????

Gadjodilo

Nope. Will I just give the answer?

muincav

Gadjodilo wrote: »

Nope. Will I just give the answer?

well if it aint Cloverhill or Diamond Hill (made that one up) you better give us the answer...

Gadjodilo

muincav wrote: »

well if it aint Cloverhill or Diamond Hill (made that one up) you better give us the answer...

It is Cloverhill. Carbon has the chemical symbol C. So an enthusiast for Carbon wouldl be a "C lover" ====> Clover.

muincav

Gadjodilo wrote: »

It is Cloverhill. Carbon has the chemical symbol C. So an enthusiast for Carbon wouldl be a "C lover" ====> Clover.

Thank you Gadjodilo, now I can get some sleep....you have done my head in with those clues....lol....Night night:D

Gadjodilo

Well, you'll be glad to hear that the muses have deserted me and I can't think of any more decent ones. I could do "Drumlane"......

"Is the Lambeg played on this country path?"

..... but it's worth no-one's trouble.....zzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

anotherlostie

I think Cloverhill jumped the shark for me anyway!

muincav

anotherlostie wrote: »

I think Cloverhill jumped the shark for me anyway!

SHHHHH Anotherlostie! Dont get him started again, Im still recovering my brain from the last lot...lol