Rooty*Hoot*Hoot - Puzzle #1 "text" where all 4 St. Patrick's Day words start with the letter "B":

• Answer 1:--7 letter noun--derived from a castle in county Cork, Ireland -- word means: *** misleading nonsense; the great gift of persuasion, eloquence and charm
• Answer 2:--7 letter verb--named for an English land agent in county Mayo, Ireland who maintained high rents -- word means: *** to join together in refusing to deal with, so as to punish, coerce, etc.
• Answer 3:--6 letter noun--derived from the Irish word BROG = shoe -- word means: *** a strong dialectal accent, especially an Irish one
• Answer 4:--4 letter noun--in Gaelic folklore from the Irish words BEAN SIDHE = female spirit -- word means: *** a female spirit who wails near a house to warn of a coming death in the family

PUZZLE #1 - Rooty*Hoot*Hoot® - Answer Sheet.

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"Hi, I'm Cinny Nym, Dean of Faculty at Vocabulary University."
Irish Links: Many web sites lists over 350 lrish Ballads including such famous songs as: Danny Boy, When Irish Eyes are Shining, Heather on the Moor, Wearing of the Green and Too-A-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ra.
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Rooty*Hoot*Hoot - Puzzle #2 "text" has 4 more Irish words truly unique to Ireland:

• Answer 5:--8 letter noun--derived from a county name in Ireland -- word means: *** a kind of humorous poem in which lines 1, 2 and 5 rhyme, and lines 4 and 5 form a rhymed couplet
• Answer 6:--10 letter noun--derived from the Irish word LEIPRACAN = small body -- word means: *** a dwarf or small elf of Irish folklore who discloses a buried treasure location if you can catch him
• Answer 7:--10 letter noun--derived from a town near Dublin -- word means: *** name for a classic, knockdown, drag-out brawl that occurred at this county's annual fair for centuries
• Answer 8:--8 letter noun--derived from the Irish word TANAISTE = second man -- word means: *** traditional Irish law of royal succession where the elected heir has to be among the living king's male relatives

PUZZLE #2 - Rooty*Hoot*Hoot® - Answer Sheet.

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"Hi, I'm Dick Shinary, Chancellor of Literacy at Vocabulary University.
I will share with you a short history about Saint Patrick (389-461), the patron saint of Ireland. He is mainly responsible for converting the Irish to Christianity. It is suggested that Patrick founded more than 300 churches and baptized more than 120,000 people. According to one legend, Patrick used the three-leaf shamrock to show the idea of the Trinity. Many believe that due to this tale the shamrock became the traditional symbol of Ireland. Irish Catholics celebrate Saint Patrick's Day on his feast day, March 17th." (Source: The World Book Encyclopedia)

Rooty*Hoot*Hoot - Puzzle #3 "text" where all 4 St. Patrick's Day words start with the letter "S":

• Answer 9:--10 letter noun--derived from a town in county Wicklow -- word means: *** a formidable stick used by Irishmen either as a club or a cane, circa 1670-1680
• Answer 10:--8 letter noun--derived from the Irish word SEAMROG = clover -- word means: *** a type of clover with three leaflets; the national emblem of Ireland
• Answer 11:--5 letter noun--derived from the word STOU = bold -- word means: *** a popular Irish beer; a dark, sweet ale
• Answer 12:--11 letter noun--derived from the Irish word SMIDIRIN = small fragments -- word means: *** small fragments or broken pieces; bits

PUZZLE #3 - Rooty*Hoot*Hoot® - Answer Sheet.

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"Hi, I'm Crossword, the Mascot at Vocabulary University.
Facts that I love about Ireland and Irish people include:
Four famous Irish poets and writers are James Joyce, Eugene O'Neil, George Bernard Shaw and William Butler Yeats.
In Ireland in 1991 there were almost twice as many sheep and twice as many cattle as people (6 million sheep, 6 million cattle to 3.5 million people).
Australia has almost 27 times more sheep than Ireland.
Source: United Nation's Yearbook 1991

My thought: The Loch Ness monster lives in Scotland. It is black in color. If it were a green monster, maybe, it would live in a lake in Ireland!!!!!! Please email me with additional facts that I might add to this list.

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