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12 results for IERNE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun May 31, 1992	134A	Old name for Ireland	Eugene T. Maleska	Maleska
Thu Sep 5, 1985	61A	Ancient Ireland	Eli Wesoff	Maleska
Sun Nov 27, 1983	100A	Ireland's ancient name	Jack R. Harnes, M.D.	Maleska
Tue Oct 6, 1970	47D	Old name for Ireland	Unknown	Weng
Mon Jun 29, 1970	29D	Old name for De Valera's land	Unknown	Weng
Sun Dec 15, 1963	67A	Ancient name for Ireland.	Jules Arensberg and Herbert Ettenson	Farrar
Sun Mar 5, 1961	51D	Old name for Ireland.	Christine Valence	Farrar
Sat Apr 28, 1956	29D	Ancient name for 12 Down.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Mar 26, 1954	29D	Ye olde Ireland.	Jules Arensberg	Farrar
Sat Nov 8, 1952	57A	Old name of green land.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun May 9, 1948	38A	Ancient name of Ireland.	Willard N. Jordan	Farrar
Sun Jul 14, 1946	86A	Eire: Greek.	Harriot T. Cooke	Farrar

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