2. 'Pretty Susan , the Pride of Kildare' with 'cheeks like a rose' and 'long raven hair'

3. William and Mary reigned after Britain's 'Glorious Revolution' of 1688

4. The name of this type of 17th-century Irish wandering irregular is gaelic, 'rapaire' for 'robber'

5. ' Cashel Byron's Profession ' was that of a Boxer or Prize-fighter, in George Bernard Shaw's novel

6. The 'cruit' and 'clairséach' were both types of harp; the player was a 'cruitire'

7. The 'cruit' and 'clairséach' were both types of harp; the player was a 'cruitire'

8. 'Faol' means 'wolf' in Irish; the anglicised pronunciation 'Phelan' translates as 'little wolf'