History of the Shamrock & St. Patrick

• The plant used by St. Patrick to explain the Trinity (the Father, Son and Holy Spirit) when he Christianity to Ireland.
• The sacred plant to the Druids because it formed the Triad and 3 way a mystical number to the Druids.
• "Wearin' o' the green" the shamrock became a symbol of rebellion in the 19th century. If anyone was caught wearing it they risked being hanged. This was because of a government led religious movement against Catholics. It became the sign of the Catholic underground.
• A 4 leaf clover brings good luck. 

•  St. Patrick banished snakes from Ireland. (Some think that the "snakes" were the Druids.)
• He brought Christianity to Ireland and taught the trinity by using the shamrock.