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clover, but other English writers do not appear to know the botanical identity of the shamrock. This is not surprising, as they probably received their information at second or third hand. It is notable that there is no mention anywhere in these writings of St. Patrick or the legend of his using the shamrock to explain the Holy Trinity. However, there are two possible references to the custom of "drowning the shamrock" in "usquebagh" or
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the Druids on Beltane, held up a shamrock and discoursed on the Christian Trinity, the three-in-one god, he was doing more than finding a homely symbol for a complex religious concept. He was indicating knowledge of the significance of three in the Celtic realm, a knowledge that probably made his mission far easier and more successful than if he had been unaware of that number's meaning.
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speculates that "The shamrock was probably associated with the earth and assumed by the druids to be symbolic of the regenerative powers of nature ... Nevertheless, the shamrock, whatever its history as a folk symbol, today has its meaning in a Christian context. Pictures of Saint Patrick depict him
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There is no evidence that the clover or wood sorrel (both of which are called shamrocks) were sacred to the Celts in any way. However, the Celts had a philosophical and cosmological vision of triplicity, with many of their divinities appearing in three. Thus when St. Patrick, attempting to convert
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This plant is worn by the people in their hats upon the 17. Day of March yearly, (which is called St. Patrick's Day.) It being a current tradition, that by this Three Leafed Grass, he emblematically set forth to them the Mystery of the Holy Trinity. However that be, when they wet their Seamar-oge,
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Ireland in the 5th century. The first evidence of a link between St Patrick and the shamrock appears in 1675 on the St Patrick's Coppers or Halpennies. These appear to show a figure of St Patrick preaching to a crowd while holding a shamrock, presumably to explain the doctrine of the Holy Trinity.
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In some ways, though, the Christian mission resonated: pre-Christian devotion was characterized by, for example, the worship of gods in groups of three, by sayings collected in threes (triads), and so on - from all of which the concept of the Holy Trinity was not so very far removed. Against this
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The Rev Threlkeld's remarks on liquor undoubtedly refer to the custom of toasting St. Patrick's memory with "St. Patrick's Pot", or "drowning the shamrock" as it is otherwise known. After mass on St. Patrick's Day the traditional custom of the menfolk was to lift the usual fasting restrictions of
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Throughout the nineteenth century the popularity of the shamrock as a symbol of Ireland grew, and it was depicted in many illustrations on items such as book covers and St. Patrick's Day postcards. It was also mentioned in many songs and ballads of the time. For example, a popular ballad called
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What is clear is that by the end of the sixteenth century the shamrock had become known to English writers as a plant particularly associated with the Irish, but only with a confused notion that the shamrock was a plant eaten by them. To a herbalist like Gerard it is clear that the shamrock is
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The 17th day of March yeerly is St Patricks, an immoveable feast, when ye Irish of all stations and condicions were crosses in their hatts, some of pinns, some of green ribbon, and the vulgar superstitiously wear shamroges, 3 leav'd grass, which they likewise eat (they say) to cause a sweet
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Shamrock commonly appear as part of the emblem of many organisations in countries overseas with communities of Irish descent. Outside Ireland, various organisations, businesses and places also use the symbol to advertise a connection with the island. These uses include:
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As St. Patrick is Ireland's patron saint, the shamrock has been used as a symbol of Ireland since the 18th century. The shamrock first began to evolve from a symbol purely associated with St. Patrick to an Irish national symbol when it was taken up as an
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Anatomies of death, they spake like ghosts, crying out of theire graves; they did eat of the carrions .... and if they found a plott of water cresses or shamrockes theyr they flocked as to a feast for the time, yett not able long to contynewe
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who remarked that the shamrock used to be eaten by the Irish, especially in times of hardship and famine. It has since been argued however, that the Elizabethans were confused by the similarity between the Irish (Gaelic) name for young clover
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Throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the shamrock continued to appear in a variety of settings. For example, the shamrock appeared on many buildings in Ireland as a decorative motif, such as on the facade of the
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There is nothing in Dineley's account of the legend of St. Patrick using the shamrock to teach the mystery of the Holy Trinity, and this story does not appear in writing anywhere until a 1726 work by the botanist
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and repair to the nearest tavern to mark the occasion with as many St. Patrick's Pots as they deemed necessary. The drowning of the shamrock was accompanied by a certain amount of ritual as one account explains:
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when he uses the shamrock to explain the Trinity". Why the Celts to whom St Patrick was preaching would have needed an explanation of the concept of a triple deity is not clear, since at least two separate
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or clover appear in early Irish literature, generally as a description of a flowering clovered plain. For example, in the series of medieval metrical poems about various Irish places called the
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Irish Girl Guides, and the Irish Kidney Donors Association. In addition many sporting organisations representing Ireland use the shamrock in their logos and emblems. Examples include the
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Finally, detailed investigations to settle the matter were carried out in two separate botanical surveys in Ireland, one in 1893 and the other in 1988. The 1893 survey was carried out by
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When Saint Patrick arrived in Ireland in 431, he used the shamrock to teach pagans the Holy Trinity. In pagan Ireland, three was a significant number and the Irish had many
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decreed over a hundred years ago that soldiers from Ireland should wear a sprig of shamrock in recognition of fellow Irish soldiers who had fought bravely in the
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embodies the Victorian spirit of sentimentality. It was immensely popular and contributed to raising the profile of the shamrock as an image of Ireland:
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of Scotland to symbolise the unity of the three kingdoms. Since then, the shamrock has regularly appeared alongside the rose, thistle and (sometimes)
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Among the Volunteers, examples of the use of the shamrock include its appearance on the guidon of the Royal Glin Hussars formed in July 1779 by the
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The first written mention of the link does not appear until 1681, in the account of Thomas Dineley, an English traveller to Ireland. Dineley writes:
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in one hand and a sprig of shamrocks in the other." Roger Homan writes, "We can perhaps see St Patrick drawing upon the visual concept of the
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states that "There is no evidence that the clover or wood sorrel (both of which are called shamrocks) were sacred to the Celts". However,
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in the upper-left), the English (represented by a rose in the upper-right), and the Scots (represented by a thistle in the lower-left).
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by rival militias during the turbulent politics of the late eighteenth century. On one side were the Volunteers (also known as the
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flag was used as their standard and was often depicted accompanied by shamrocks, and in 1799 a revolutionary journal entitled
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they often commit excess in liquor, which is not a right keeping of a day to the Lord; error generally leading to debauchery.
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St. Patrick depicted with shamrock in detail of stained glass window in St. Benin's Church, Kilbennan, County Galway, Ireland
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The shamrock also appears in the emblems of a wide range of voluntary and non-state organisations in Ireland, such as the
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lamented the state of Ireland in the nineteenth century. Another typical example of such a ballad appears in the works of
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included a reference to "Maister Oscabath the Irishman ... and Maister Shamrough his lackey". Later, a 1630 work entitled
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contains the lines: "Whilste all the Hibernian Kernes in multitudes, /Did feast with shamerags steeved in Usquebagh."
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for reasons that remain unclear. The club was founded in 1887 in Glasgow among the poor Irish immigrants of the city.
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The first mention of shamrock in the English language occurs in 1571 in the work of the English Elizabethan scholar
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features a shamrock on its emblem. The club was founded in 1887 for the Irish and other Celtic groups in the city.
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Linnaeus based his information that the Irish ate shamrock on the comments of English Elizabethan authors such as
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Shamrock: Botany and History of an Irish Myth: a Biography of the Shamrock in History, Literature, Music and Art
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rugby football club has a shamrock on its crest. The club was founded in 1898 for the young Irishmen of London.
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Drawing of the medal awarded to the First Magherafelt Volunteers for skill with broadsword, showing shamrocks
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St. Patrick is said to have used the shamrock in explaining to the pagan Irish the idea of the Holy Trinity.
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This flowering Shamrock was purchased at a grocery store. It is a South American species of wood sorrel
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Shamrock is also used in emblems of UK organisations with an association with Ireland, such as the
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Flag of St. Patrick's Battalion of the Mexican army reconstructed from description of Jon Riley
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decided to stay in County Kildare when she saw the delightful plain covered in clover blossom (
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The situation regarding the identity of the shamrock was further confused by a London botanist
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and the shamrock were registered by the Irish government as international trademarks. See
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commemorated their exploits and various versions exist which mention the shamrock. The
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Tipperary, (est. 1835). The shamrock is the official emblem of Irish football club
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This article is about the plant that is a symbol of Ireland. For other uses, see
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Shamrock on an Irish Defence Forces UN beret being worn on Saint Patrick's Day
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backdrop the myth of Patrick and his three-leafed shamrock fits quite neatly.
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The shamrock is used in the emblems of many state organisations, both in the
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The Journal of the Kilkenny and South-east of Ireland Archaeological Society
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The results show that there is no one "true" species of shamrock, but that
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in County Meath describes it as a plain blossoming with flowering clover (
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uses a shamrock in its badge and it has become a symbol of the town of
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in County Fermanagh, for example, regularly features shamrock motifs.
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briefly appeared in which the aims of the rebellion were supported.
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on the BBC News website, dated 17 March 2004. Retrieved 2008-07-20.
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between Britain and Ireland the shamrock was incorporated into the
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The idea that the Irish ate shamrock is repeated in the writing of
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also has a shamrock in its badge as it is a symbol of the city of
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which had a shamrock on an orange field as its regimental badge.
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published in 1878, that their investigations had revealed that
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originally included a shamrock which was changed in 1938 to a
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George Cross Foundation was cradled in a wreath of shamrock.
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nicknamed himself the "Big Shamrock" after joining the team.
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The shamrock is featured in the "compartment" of the Royal
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bowl featuring a shamrock design is flown from Ireland to
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are known to have been worshipped in pagan Ireland -
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Shamrock (Irish symbol)
Shamrock (disambiguation)
Three Leaf Clover
Four-leaf clover

clover
Ireland
Saint Patrick
used it
Holy Trinity
Irish
[ˈʃamË ÉŸË oːɥ]
diminutive
Trifolium dubium
Trifolium repens
three-leaved
Medicago lupulina
Trifolium pratense
Oxalis acetosella
medicinal
motif
Victorian

Trifolium dubium
botanical
John Gerard
Caleb Threlkeld
Carl Linnaeus
Flora Lapponica

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