Is this a rare find or a common shamrock? Fact checked by Sarah Scott Reviewed by Mary Marlowe Leverette Both Irish shamrocks and four-leaf clovers evoke St. Patrick's Day and the green landscapes ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

As symbols of Ireland go, the shamrock stands out as the most famous. The three-leafed plant is also inextricably linked to St. Patrick; it is said that he used the flower as an example to ...