| ENNISKILLEN | Town in Northern Ireland, on an island in the River Erne (11) |
| BALLYSHANNON | At which town does the river Erne reach the sea? (12) |
| FERMANAGH | NI county, drained by the River Erne (9) |
| IRISH | Like the River Erne |
| STRABANE | Small town in Northern Ireland on the River Foyle (8) |
| CONSECRATES | Lays hands on - that is, accosts - erne violently (11) |
| ANTRIM | Market town in Northern Ireland on Lough Neagh (6) |
| LISBURN | City in Northern Ireland on the River Lagan associated with the linen industry (7) |
| THREAVECASTLE | 14th-century stronghold on an island in the River Dee west of Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway |
| CASTLE | 14th-century stronghold on an island in the River Dee west of Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway (7,6) |
| THREAVE | 14th-century stronghold on an island in the River Dee west of Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway (7,6) |
| NEWRY | City in Northern Ireland on the border between County Down and County Armagh (5) |
| NINE | Several found in Northern Ireland, on the outskirts of Newcastle |
| EELPIE | ___ Island is an island in the River Thames at Twickenham that was a major jazz and blues venue in the 1960s |
| PORTADOWN | Town in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, on the River Bann |
| GOWNA | Irish lough on River Erne - in Glasgow, nah! (5) |
| LESSEE | Crafty type in River Erne - the first one paying a flat fee perhaps? (6) |
| SEAHAWKBILL | Erne's nib |
| HOLDSDOWNAJOB | Works to restrain swindlers primarily in Northern Ireland on a criminal enterprise (5,4,1,3) |
| CITE | Ile de la ---, natural island in the River Seine, in the centre of Paris (4) |
