I Am Fascinated By Science, Religion, and Philosophy

The story of the shamrock is this.When St.Patrick went to Ireland to convert the Irish to Christianity he was trying to explain the Triune God.The Irish already had something in this with the goddess Brigid.He needed to explain the three distinct personalities of God.Well he found the shamrock or trefoil that grew only in Ireland.The shamrock has three leaves one plant.He used the shamrock to explain the Holy Trinity to the Irish.The three in one,The Father,the Son and the Holy Spirit in one God.was easily understood by the Irish this way.That's the significance of the humble shamrock in history.