| KERRY | A county of South West Ireland, the county town of which is Tralee (5) |
| CORNISHPASTY | Baked pastry with a filling of meat and vegetables, originating from a county of South West England (7,5) |
| KENT | A county of south-east England, on the English Channel (4) |
| CORK | County of south-west Ireland (4) |
| MUNSTER | Province of south-west Ireland (7) |
| ESSEX | Chelmsford is the county town of which English county? (5) |
| DYFED | A former county of South West Wales; now a preserved county (5) |
| BOYNE | A river in the eastern Republic of Ireland, the banks of which were the scene of a 1690 battle (5) |
| CLARE | County in the Republic of Ireland, the main filming location for the TV sitcom Father Ted (5) |
| WIGHT | The Isle of --is a county of England (5) |
| SWIRL | Churn seen in south-west Ireland (5) |
| GWENT | A preserved county of south-east Wales that includes Monmouth and Newport (5) |
| CUMBRIA | County of North West England, the county town of which is Carlisle (7) |
| SUSSEX | West ---, county of southeast England, the county town of which is Chichester (6) |
| EOWYN | Record-breaking storm that hit Ireland, the Isle of Man and the UK on 24 January (5) |
| DEVON | '- - - - - Tor', hosta cultivar named after a county of SW england (5) |
| SALOP | County of South African prune (5) |
| KELLS | Medieval illuminated manuscript at Trinity College in Dublin in Ireland, The Book of ___ |
| TRALEE | County town of County Kerry in South West Ireland (6) |
| NORFOLK | Norwich is the county town of which English county? (7) |