Description
The shamrock was originally associated with the Celtic goddess Ana or Anu with the three leaves representing her status as the innocence, creativity and wisdom of Ireland.
It was known as “the perfect number” this meaning of three was represented in so many ways.
Including:
- Three divisions of the soul ( mind, body and spirit)
- The three realms we inhabit( land, sea and sky)
- Underworld, middle world and the upper world
- Love, Wisdom and Truth
- Nature, knowledge and truth
Celtic society was organised around the sacred three, with three classes, three colours, and three principal gods.
It has been considered the unofficial national flower of Ireland for centuries.
The first evidence of a link between St Patrick and the shamrock appears in 1675 on the St Patrick’s Coppers or Halfpennies.
These appear to show a figure of St Patrick preaching to a crowd while holding a shamrock, presumably to explain the doctrine of the Holy Trinity.
However, the symbol can be first seen on ancient gold torcs worn by Cheiftans and warrior women predating Christianity in Ireland by 2000 yrs.
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