A bowl of shamrock, Mr President? ☘️ The first shamrock plant was gifted to the White House in 1952, at a time when Irish-American relations were less warm - and has continued ever since.
BBC News NIDerived from the Gaelic seamróg , the three-leaf plant has had a symbolic purpose since the 18th Century, decorating coins, medals and coat lapels of the great and good at home and abroad.
Irish-American relations are said to have soured over the Republic of Ireland's neutrality in World War Two and the move was seen as Mr Hearne attempting to warm the relationship. The tradition has continued in one form or another ever since, giving the Republic of Ireland enviable access to the US president every March.All of the shamrock sent abroad from Ireland comes from a single glasshouse in County Kerry
The tradition began more than 100 years ago, when Queen Victoria decreed that Irish regiments wear a sprig of shamrock in honour of the soldiers who fought in South Africa during the Second Boer War. Queen Alexandra, the consort of King Edward VII, began the custom of giving out the shamrocks in 1901.Shamrock is traditionally distributed to the Irish Guards on St Patrick's Day
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