| STPATRICKS | March: Anniversary of the death of the "Apostle of Ireland," ___ Day |
| STPAT | The Apostle of Ireland, familiarly |
| SAINT | Name applied to Class 47 in the 1990s to mark the 1,400th anniversary of the death of famous Iona resident (5, 7) |
| COLUMBA | Name applied to Class 47 in the 1990s to mark the 1,400th anniversary of the death of famous Iona resident (5, 7) |
| YAHRZEIT | Anniversary of the death of a parent or other close relative, typically marked by the lighting of a candle (8) |
| BOWEN | Elizabeth, Dublin-born author of The Death of the Heart (5) |
| OBIT | An old boy returns to it on the anniversary of the death (4) |
| JAMES | Two of the apostles of Jesus; a son of Zebedee and the son of Alphaeus (Matthew 10:2) (5) |
| DIPLOMAT | The International Day of ____s takes place on the anniversary of the foundation of the UN |
| WALWORTH | William ?, 14th-century Lord Mayor of London involved of the death of Wat Tyler |
| REINCARNATION | The belief that on the death of the body the soul is born again in another body (13) |
| GNU | Stampeding animal responsible for the death of the title character of Lion (3) |
| SIMONPETER | One of the apostles of the New Testament (5,5) |
| ANDREW | One of the Apostles of Jesus Christ; son of Jonah (6) |
| LEOTOLSTOY | Author of The Death of Ivan Ilyich and far longer works |
| SEAN | 19.ANNA GOT NEWS OF THE DEATH OF THIS FRIEND (GH) |
| THEGREATEST | "Muhammad Ali was _ _. Period", Barack Obama on the death of The Champ (3,8) |
| IMPEND | The death of the rascal will be close at hand (6) |
| APOSTOLICSEE | Any episcopal see founded by any of the apostles of Jesus (9,3) |
| LEMASS | Who was taoiseach at the time of the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Easter Rising in 1966? (6) |
