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A shamrock. A shamrock is a type of clover, used as a symbol of Ireland. Saint Patrick, one of Ireland's patron saints, is said to have used it as a metaphor for the Christian Holy Trinity. [1] The name shamrock comes from Irish seamróg ([ˈʃamˠɾˠoːɡ]), which is the diminutive of the Irish word seamair and simply means "young clover". [2]
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.
"Shamrocks and Shenanigans (Boom Shalock Lock Boom)" is a song written and performed by American hip hop group House of Pain. Released in 1992 through Tommy Boy Records , it was the second single from their debut studio album, Fine Malt Lyrics (1992).
Among the many interests of the Fleischmann family was baseball. In 1898, Fleischman financed the semiprofessional baseball team, the Cincinnati Shamrocks, [8] which included the future Hall of Fame manager Miller Huggins. [9] In 1900, Huggins played for Fleischmann's semiprofessional team based in the Catskill Mountains, the Mountain Tourists. [9]
Shamrock Organization, an organizational structure; Operation Shamrock, a plan to bring orphaned German children to Ireland from post-World War II Germany; Project SHAMROCK, a Cold-War-era US espionage exercise; The Shamrock, a 1777 Irish play or pasticcio opera by John O'Keeffe; The Shamrock, Irish literary newspaper
The shamrock was chosen to represent the school's athletic teams due to the significant population of Quakers living in the community who preferred a nonviolent mascot. [citation needed] From 1968, up until 1997, the school was on the south side of Hoover Street. The former high school is still standing, and forms the west end of Westfield ...
The short history chronicles human development from the inventions of cavemen to the results of the First World War.Additionally, the book describes the beliefs of many major world religions, including Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam, and incorporates these ideas into its narrative presentation of historical people and events.
The Canadian Historical Review (CHR) is a scholarly journal in Canada, [1] founded in 1920 and published by the University of Toronto Press. [2] The CHR publishes articles about the ideas, people, and events important to Canadian history, [3] as well as book reviews and detailed bibliographies of recent Canadian historical publications.