With March now upon us, St. Patrick’s Day is right around the corner. But Leprechauns, green beer and pots of gold aside, there is another traditional symbol associated with the ...

With St. Patrick’s Day approaching, grocery stores and nurseries will be selling “shamrocks.” As someone of Irish descent, I ...

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

Even among the Irish, there's no consensus about which plant is the authentic Irish shamrock, so it's tough to determine if they are the same as clover. Five plants lay claim to the designation of ...

Shamrock farmer, Joe Sugrue has spent about four decades working at the Co. Kerry site best known for exporting to the US and ...

Shamrock vs. clover: what's the difference? All shamrocks are clovers, but not all clovers are shamrocks. How can that be, you ask? Clover is the common name for plants of the genus Trifolium ...

This week, we are going to further the lore surrounding leprechauns, fairies and, believe it or not, the hawthorn tree.

Around St. Patrick’s Day, grocery stores or floral shops sell “shamrock” plants. This imposter is a plant from the genus Oxalis, a member of the wood sorrel family. It hails from mountainous regions ...

While the shamrock mainly has religious ties, the four-leaf clover—often mistaken for the same plant—is often associated with luck. But why is that? One thing that makes the four-leaf clover a lucky ...

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 ...

By most accounts, the original shamrock is thought to be either yellow clover (Trifolium dubium) or white clover (Trifolium repens). Both plants have three oval green leaflets with tiny ...

CARROLLTON, Mo. — 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 ...