A St. Patrick’s Day poem is:
“For each petal on the shamrock.,
This brings a wish your way --
Good health, good luck, and happiness
For today and every day.”
Authorship is unknown. The poem was printed in The Advocate (Stamford, CT) on March 2, 1988.
Wikipedia: Shamrock
A shamrock is a young sprig, used as a symbol of Ireland. Saint Patrick, Ireland’s patron saint, is said to have used it as a metaphor for the Christian Holy Trinity. The name shamrock comes from Irish seamróg [ˈʃamˠɾˠoːɡ], which is the diminutive of the Irish word seamair óg and simply means “young clover”.
2 March 1988, The Advocate (Stamford, CT), “Recipe Exchange” by Valerie Foster, pg. C3, col. 5:
For each petal on the shamrock.,
This brings a wish your way --
Good health, good luck, and happiness
For today and every day.
Newspapers.com
17 March 1996, Kenosha (WI) News, “My Irish family of gardeners” by Tom Kalb, pg. C6, col. 2:
May each petal on your shamrock.
Brings a grand wish your way --
Good health, good luck and happiness
For today and every day.
Google Groups: rec.crafts.textiles.needlework
Irish Cross Stitch Patterns
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6/20/97
Leisure arts has a cute pattern that says,
For each petal on the shamrock this brings a gift your way, Good luck,
Good health and hapiness for today and everyday-
I don’t know exactly how to get hold of it, I found it in a book at the
Library-
Google Books
Irish Toasts
Bath, UK: Parragon
1999
Pg. 26:
For each petal on the shamrock.
This brings a wish your way
Good health, good luck, and happiness,
For today and every day.
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Roz B.
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Replying to @GabrielSaporta
@GabrielSaporta 4 each petal on the shamrock this brings a wish your way, good health, good luck, & happiness, for today and everyday.
8:50 PM · Dec 16, 2008·Twitter Web Client
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LindaLaforgeart
@LindaLaforgeart
“For each petal on the shamrock this brings a wish your way - Good health, good luck, and happiness For today and every day."~Author Unknown
9:03 AM · Mar 16, 2009·Twitter Web Client
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Irish Quote
@IrishQuote
“For each petal on the shamrock, this brings a wish your way. good health, good luck and happiness for today & every day.” - Irish Blessing
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· March 16, 2018 ·
For each petal on the shamrock, this brings a wish your way - good health, good luck, and happiness, for today and every day.
-Irish Blessings
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
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Barbara
@Phinny
“Each petal on the Shamrock brings an Irish wish your way. Good Health, good luck and happiness each and every day.” Happy March!
9:29 AM · Mar 1, 2020·Twitter for iPad
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