- Though the origin of the Shamrock is lost in antiquity, it was the Celtic Druids who first shared the legend of Shamrock and secured its place in Irish mythology.
- The oxalis family has more than 300 species including Oxalis acetosella, also called the Irish shamrock, and Oxalis deppei, known as the good-luck plant.
- The shamrock is an Irish symbol with three leaves. Legend has it Saint Patrick used it to teach the Irish about the Holy Trinity.
- Information and facts on the Shamrock Irish symbol, read about its meaning and origin. There are a huge number of symbols that are associated with the Irish...
- Derived from the Irish word seamróg, meaning ‘little clover,’ shamrock refers to a plant with 3 leaves rather than the clover’s four.
- With St. Patrick's Day just around the corner, it's time to brush up on your knowledge of the Emerald Isle's most iconic symbol – the Irish shamrock.
- The humble shamrock has come to symbolise Ireland and all things Irish. We look into the many meanings of this icon of Irish identity.
- Irish flags and even harps are symbolic of the nation, but there is perhaps one symbol that most widely represents the country: the shamrock.
- The species grown by commercial growers today- and claimed by them as the only ‘true Irish shamrock’- is Trifolium dubium, which is actually a type of clover.
- Wood sorrel is edible, and since the English often used to describe the Irish eating their shamrock plants, this argument would make sense.