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Patch of white clover (Trifolium repens) with clusters of three-lobed green leaves growing among grass and small twigs.

Illustration of St. Patrick, patron saint of Ireland, wearing ornate bishop's robes and miter, holding a staff and raising one hand in blessing with a coastal landscape in the background.

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Illustration of St. Patrick, patron saint of Ireland, wearing ornate bishop's robes and miter, holding a staff and raising one hand in blessing with a coastal landscape in the background.

Who Was the Real St. Patrick?

Did St. Patrick really bring Christianity to Ireland?

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wood sorrel

wood sorrel

Wood sorrel (Oxalis acetosella).

Laila Remahl

Patch of white clover (Trifolium repens) with clusters of three-lobed green leaves growing among grass and small twigs.

white clover

White clover (Trifolium repens).

Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

Oxalis

Oxalis

Leaves and flower of wood sorrel (Oxalis).

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