shamrocks! Or wait, are those clovers? The whole shamrock versus clover confusion plays out in so many aspects of the holiday, whether we notice it or not. They're often used interchangeably in ...

The word "shamrock" comes from the Irish seamrog, which is the diminutive form for the Irish word for clover, and translates roughly to "young clover." Clover is a grass-like plant, and bees ...

Any more or less than three clovers are not considered as a shamrock. A four-leaf clover is a rare genetic mutation, and their unusual appearance has led to them being associated through folklore ...

“In the 18th century, the cult of St. Patrick associated the three-leaf shamrock (which is a clover) with a legend that he used to teach the Catholic doctrine of the Holy Trinity ...

Guinness has some explaining to do. The Irish beer giant has apologized for mixing up a shamrock with a four-leaf clover on a subway ad in Toronto ahead of St. Patrick’s Day, reports the Toronto ...

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If a leprechaun leaps from the faerie den this St. Patrick’s Day to ask if you know a shamrock from a clover, what will you answer? “If you said the shamrock is a clover, you’re in luck ...

The three-leaf clover, a type of trefoil plant, has been considered the unofficial national flower of Ireland for centuries. Irish legend says that Saint Patrick used the shamrock as an ...