Big job: The Duchess has been conducting the ceremony, in which she presents the Irish Guards with their traditional St Patrick's Day shamrocks, since 2012 and follows in the Queen Mother and the Princess Royal's footsteps
I had clover (shamrocks) in my goddamn lawn. Devil of a time to get rid of. Had to call in the noxious-weed guys.
Forage.
Clover ain't shamrocks. Shamrocks are what North Americans call "wood sorrel."
They is?
Shamrock - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Quote:
The name shamrock comes from Irish seamróg, which is the diminutive of the Irish word for clover (seamair) and means simply "little clover" or "young clover"
Patrick was a Welshman!
As a matter of fact "Patrick" or "Patrician" was his rank in the Roman-Briton society, not his name.
Perhaps, today is really "Taffy Day" eh?
the Luck of the Irish!
Have you kissed a redhead today?
I'm wearing a blood red sweater today. I've decided to side with the snakes.
I remember when I was in Chicago many years ago they use to dye that river that ran through the city green on St. Patricks day. Wonder if they still do that.
Patrick was a Welshman!
As a matter of fact "Patrick" or "Patrician" was his rank in the Roman-Briton society, not his name.
Perhaps, today is really "Taffy Day" eh?