| STRABANE | Small town in Northern Ireland (pop about 18,000) on the River Foyle (8) |
| PETERHEAD | Large town in the north-east (pop about 18,000), a major fishing port (9) |
| JERICHO | Ancient Palestinian city on the West Bank (pop about 18,000) (7) |
| MARKETDRAYTON | Small town in northern Shropshire (6,7) |
| OMAGH | County town in Northern Ireland (pop about 20,000), founded in 1610 (5) |
| LISBURN | City in Northern Ireland (pop about 45,000), on the River Lagan (7) |
| DROGHEDA | Seaport in eastern Ireland (pop about 40,000) (8) |
| ENNIS | County town in Ireland (pop about 25,000), on the River Fergus (5) |
| LONDONDERRY | Irish port city on the River Foyle |
| SLIGO | Seaport and county town in the west of Ireland (pop about 20,000) (5) |
| BHUTAN | Small mountainous kingdom in southern Asia (about 18,000 sq miles; pop about 800,000) (6) |
| ENNISKILLEN | Town in Northern Ireland, on an island in the River Erne (11) |
| CONNEMARA | Large area in the west of Ireland (pop about 30,000) (9) |
| ULSTER | The River Foyle runs through it |
| COLERAINE | Town in Northern Ireland near the mouth of the River Bann |
| DERRY | (one name of) N. Ireland city on River Foyle (5) |
| ANTRIM | Market town in Northern Ireland on Lough Neagh (6) |
| ARMAGH | Town in Northern Ireland that is the seat of Roman Catholic and Protestant archbishops |
| DONEGAL | Rivers Foyle and Eske are in this Irish county (*lad gone) (7) |
| BEDS | There are about 18,000 of these at this year's athletes' village |
