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ShamrockThe shamrock, an unofficial symbol of Ireland, is a three-leaved young white clover, sometimes Trifolium repens (white clover, known in Irish as seamair bhán) but more usually today Trifolium dubium (lesser clover, Irish: seamair bhuí). The shamrock was traditionally used for its medical properties and was a popular motif in Victorian times
According to what the Oxford English Dictionary calls "a late tradition"
(first recorded in 1726), the plant was used by Saint Patrick to illustrate
the doctrine of the Trinity - 'three divine persons in the one God' Shamrocks come into their own as decorations on St Patrick's Day - the celebration dedicated to St Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland.
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