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The name shamrock comes from Irish seamróg ([ˈʃamˠɾˠoːɡ]), which is the diminutive of the Irish word seamair and simply means "young clover". [2] At most times, Shamrock refers to either the species Trifolium dubium (lesser/yellow clover, Irish: seamair bhuí) [3] or Trifolium repens (white clover, Irish: seamair bhán).
The shamrock carries religious ties, while the four-leaf clover is considered a sign of luck due to its exceeding rarity. In fact, around one out of 10,000 clovers have four leaves.
Its original French name is Trèfle which means "clover" and the card symbol depicts a three-leafed clover leaf.The Italian name is Fiori ("flower"). However, the English name "Clubs" is a translation of basto, the Spanish name for the suit of batons, suggesting that Spanish-suited cards were used in England before French suits were invented.
2 teams from Ireland, the Clovers and the Wolfhounds. [7] 2 teams from Wales, Brython Thunder and Gwalia Lightning. [8] 2 teams from Scotland, Edinburgh Rugby and Glasgow Warriors [9] The teams will play each other once, either home or away, across five rounds before play-offs to decide a champion in March 2024. [10]
Cian Kavanagh (born 3 January 2003) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a forward for League of Ireland Premier Division club Sligo Rovers. His previous clubs are St Patrick's Athletic (where he spent 2 spells), Heart of Midlothian , Cowdenbeath , Waterford and Derry City .
Four-leaf clover: Irish and Celtic, German, Poles [22] [23] Shamrock or Clover Irish: While in most of the world, only the four-leafed clover is considered lucky, in Ireland all Irish Shamrocks are. [citation needed] Horseshoe: English, Poles and several other European ethnicities, Indian and Nepali people.
Trifolium dubium, the lesser trefoil, [2] suckling clover, [3] little hop clover or lesser hop trefoil, is a flowering plant in the pea and clover family Fabaceae. This species is generally accepted as the primary plant to represent the traditional Irish shamrock .
Tallaght Stadium (Irish: Staid Thamhlachta) is an association football stadium in the Republic of Ireland based in Tallaght, South Dublin. The club Shamrock Rovers originally announced details of the stadium in July, 1996. [3] The stadium is now owned and operated by South Dublin County Council with Shamrock Rovers as the anchor tenants.