Across

1. a brilliant green to grass-green transparent variety of beryl, used as a gemstone.

3. stone a stone in Blarney castle, Ireland, said to make those who kiss it proficient in the use of blarney.

5. one of a race of elves in Irish folklore who can reveal hidden treasure to those who catch them.

6. an arc of spectral colors, usually identified as red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet, that appears in the sky opposite the sun as a result of the refractive dispersion of sunlight in drops of rain or mist.

8. a person officially recognized, especially by canonization, as being entitled to public veneration and capable of interceding for people on earth.

11. soft, yellow, corrosion-resistant element, the most malleable and ductile metal, occurring in veins and alluvial deposits and recovered by mining or by panning or sluicing.

12. a trifoliate plant used as a national emblem by the Irish. The legend is that St. Patrick once plucked a leaf of it for use in illustrating the doctrine of the trinity.

Down

2. the capital and largest city of Ireland, in the east-central part of the country on the Irish Sea.

3. the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland.

4. The chance happening of fortunate or adverse events.

7. an organized public procession on a festive or ceremonial occasion.

9. of or relating to Ireland or its people, language, or culture.

10. an Irish dish of mashed potatoes and cabbage, seasoned with butter.