AD, a missionary who earlier assumed the name Patricius, arrived in Ireland with the objective of converting the Celtic Irish to Christianity. Legend has it that he used a small, three-leafed plant to ...

Historically, a shamrock looks like a clover with three leaves. Though, shamrocks could be medic, wood sorrels, or true clovers since they all have leaves of three leaflets. Even among the Irish ...

The shamrock is deeply rooted in Irish folklore. According to legend, Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, used the ...

“The shamrock has long been a part of Irish history and culture,” says ... Some plants sold as “lucky shamrocks” are wood sorrels, not true shamrocks. Photo by Michele Warmund, MU Extension.

The bowl of shamrock presented to US President Donald Trump by Irish premier Micheal Martin is part of a tradition dating back decades.