Peas have a short period to grow. They only thrive in cool weather and fail in summer heat. They need to be planted in March; ...

Shamrock farmer, Joe Sugrue has spent about four decades working at the Co. Kerry site best known for exporting to the US and ...

With St. Patrick’s Day approaching, grocery stores and nurseries will be selling “shamrocks." As someone of Irish descent, I ...

Shamrocks prefer a porous medium that is barely moist. Fertilize only when growing. Place in indirect bright light to keep plants from becoming leggy. However, too much sun scorches the tender leaves.

I hope you have a bottle of good strong Irish whiskey stashed away all ready to fortify you for the St. Patrick's Day parade and for the ritual drowning of the shamrock through the big day.

AD, a missionary who earlier assumed the name Patricius, arrived in Ireland with the objective of converting the Celtic Irish to Christianity. Legend has it that he used a small, three-leafed plant to ...

Charles O’Donnell, Breifne O’Brien, Maitiú Monaghan and Aisling O’Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish ...

Reviewed by Kathleen Miller Purple shamrock, also known as false shamrock, is one of the uncommon plants with deep purple, nearly black foliage. The leaves are triangular and typically grow in groups ...