Irish Shamrock Clip Art - Funny Irish Sayings

About the Irish Shamrock Symbol:

This lovely symbol of the Irish shamrock clover is seen all over America every March and brings forth springtime, happy blessings, lucky surprises and the green green GREEN.  I always associate it with the fresh green color on the new growth of spring shoots.  American kids have made fun interactive games in school where if you are not wearing some green, watch out, you will get pinched!

The first St. Patricks day celebration in the United States was in 1756 in New York City at the Crown and Thistle.  While the Irish Shamrock symbol is used in Ireland, the thistle symbol represents Scotland and the rose is the emblem of Britain.  The Irish shamrock symbol is used by the Irish tourism board and on their national airline, but another earlier symbol, the harp, is used in Ireland for coins or in government. 

A shamrock is said to be any 3 lobed leaf plant.  The Irish shamrock is thought to have originally been the common white clover that grows throughout Europe and the world.  It is a charming little plant called Trifolium repens in the leguminosa family which makes a white flower blossom that bees love.  Clover honey is a delicious variety made from these shamrock (clover) plants.  Clover is used as a cover crop to replenish spent soils.  Like alfalfa, their roots go very deep to help break up and aerate hard clay packed earth.  Clover sprouts (the red clover variety) are delicious and sold as seeds ready to sprout or already sprouted to eat.  Another plant grown from bulbs resembling the 3 lobed shamrock heart leaves is called Wood Sorrel (Oxalis acetosella). Still another oxalis plant is called the "Lucky Shamrock" (Oxalis deppei) because it has all 4 leaf clover leaves.  With the original Irish shamrock, the 4 leaf clovers are rare, so if you find one, you are very lucky. 

In Irish the word seamra means clover and og means young.  Together they mean young clover and the word pronunciation sounds like "shom-ruh-og" which became Americanized into our word: shamrock.

More Irish Shamrock St. Patricks Day Graphics with even sillier Funny Irish Sayings:  (is that possible?!)

Silly shamrock says:  I'm green with envy.  You dance so well. You also have arms and I don't seem to.  But look at my cute green feet. Call me clover toes.

What kind of bow can't be tied?

A rainbow

Cartoon dancing shamrock says: Actually, It's quite easy being green.

This dancing shamrock says: I have two green thumbs and I'm from the Colcannon Clan.  (He grows potatoes and cabbages in Cork while writing limericks in Limerick.  OH, and he dubs songs in Dublin.)

Irish shamrock clip art says:
Do you know the song greensleeves?  What are sleeves? Do leaves have sleeves?

This silly shamrock graphic says: If I were Fred Flinstone's friend, they'd call me Blarney Rubble. 

Galvin O'Grady knows how to dance a jig and do a jigsaw puzzle at the same time while juggling green jello and Irish Stew. 

Cartoon dancing clover says:  If I was a fish, I'd be green around the gills. Please bring me a Baileys Irish Cream.

This Irish Shamrock dancing cartoon has had several pints of Guinness.  He is a wee bit schnooked. He has to be careful he doesn't Tipperary over.

This dancing irish clip art says:  My dream is to be on Green Acres and meet Eva Gabor. Clap your hands and say "I believe in leprechauns!  I believe in leprechauns!"

I will not eat green eggs and sham, I will not do it, sham, I am. This irish shamrock graphic is a poet, obviously.

This shamrock clip art is so happy because he's getting corned beef and cabbage for dinner tonight. 

Cute clip art to download instructions:
To download:  Right click on the picture till you see "Save Picture As..." or "Save image as..." and then left click that to save to your computer hard disc.

I have the gift of gab and my name is Blarney Fife.  I invented the Paddy wagon.  I love green beer and ale. I'm going to the Emerald City to see the Wizard.

Cartoon dancing shamrock thoughts: With a knick knack paddy whack... is that a Riverdance song?

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