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The shamrock is a of Ireland and it
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is with the Trinity. Most
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shamrocks have three leaves, but
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sometimes you can find a four-leaf one.
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Each leaf is a of something:
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the first - of hope, the second – of faith,
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the third – love and the fourth leaf means
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. People wear shamrocks on their caps
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and jackets on St Patrick’s Day. The first
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to shamrock in written English
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dates back to 1571. But in the 19th century
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wearing the shamrock seemed
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and Irish regiments were forbidden to
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display it. Now shamrock is part of the
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national emblem of the United Kingdom.
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