Mar 15 2024 8 mins 5
Beware the Ides of March…and happy early Saint Patrick’s Day! Who doesn’t love some history? Today’s history lesson is about shamrocks. What actually is a shamrock, anyway? ☘️ It’s a more complicated question than you might think.
Music by James Milor from Pixabay
Information provided by:
- https://www.britannica.com/plant/clover-plant
- https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/22170#page/113/mode/1up
- https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/30126#page/235/mode/1up
- https://www.irishtimes.com/news/how-ireland-lost-the-battle-for-the-shamrock-in-germany-1.17004
- https://time.com/5550579/shamrock-history/
- https://www.irishfamilyhistorycentre.com/article/the-difference-between-irish-shamrocks-and-four-leaf-clovers/
- https://extension.psu.edu/the-botany-behind-the-shamrock
- https://www.bhg.com/holidays/st-patricks-day/traditions/fun-facts-about-four-leaf-clovers/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shamrock
