Shamrock (disambiguation)
Encyclopedia
Plants
- ShamrockShamrockThe shamrock is a three-leafed old white clover. It is known as a symbol of Ireland. The name shamrock is derived from Irish , which is the diminutive version of the Irish word for clover ....
, a three leaf clover (or sometimes other plants with similar leaves) that is a symbol of Ireland - Oxalis regnellii, sometimes called "false shamrock"
Places
United States- Shamrock, California (disambiguation)
- Shamrock, Imperial County, CaliforniaShamrock, Imperial County, CaliforniaShamrock is a former settlement in Imperial County, California. It was located on the Southern Pacific Railroad west of Calipatria, at an elevation of 197 feet below sea level. Shamrock still appeared on maps as of 1947....
- Shamrock, Kern County, CaliforniaShamrock, Kern County, CaliforniaShamrock is a former settlement in Kern County, California. It was located south of Delano.A post office operated at Shamrock from 1880 to 1881....
- Shamrock, Imperial County, California
- Shamrock, OklahomaShamrock, OklahomaShamrock is a town in Creek County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 125 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Shamrock is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land....
- Shamrock Township, Aitkin County, Minnesota
- Shamrock Township, Callaway County, MissouriShamrock Township, Callaway County, MissouriShamrock Township is one of eighteen townships in Callaway County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 413.-Geography:Shamrock Township covers an area of and contains no incorporated settlements...
- Shamrock Township, Holt County, NebraskaShamrock Township, Holt County, NebraskaShamrock Township is one of thirty-seven townships in Holt County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 59 at the 2000 census. A 2006 estimate placed the township's population at 54.-External links:*...
- Shamrock, TexasShamrock, Texas-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 2,029 people, 852 households, and 550 families residing in the city. The population density was 979.7 people per square mile . There were 1,072 housing units at an average density of 517.6 per square mile...
- Mount Gay-Shamrock, West VirginiaMount Gay-Shamrock, West VirginiaMount Gay-Shamrock is a census-designated place in Logan County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 1,779 at the 2010 census.-Geography:...
- Shamrock, WisconsinShamrock, WisconsinShamrock is an unincorporated community located in the town of Manchester, Jackson County, Wisconsin, United States. Shamrock is located along Wisconsin Highway 27 south-southeast of Black River Falls....
Canada
- Shamrock, SaskatchewanShamrock, SaskatchewanShamrock is a community in Saskatchewan.-References:...
- Shamrock No. 134, SaskatchewanShamrock No. 134, SaskatchewanShamrock No. 134 is a rural municipality in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, located in South-Central Saskatchewan South of the Trans Canada Highway, and includes Kelstern. As of the 2006 Census, the village of Shamrock is a separately governed entity lying within the R.M.'s borders....
Music
- "Shamrock" (song), 2006 UVERworld single
- Shamrock (band)Shamrock (band)Shamrock is a Filipino alternative/pop rock band originating from Manila, Philippines.-Background:All the songs in the album are composed by Sam Santos except for "In My Head" by Marc Tupaz, "Waiting For Summer" by S. Santos/D. Deri, "Radio Girl" by Paco Arespacochaga/Pancho Gonzales and Naaalala...
, alternative band from the Philippines - The Shamrock (band)The Shamrock (band)The Shamrock is a six-piece Croatian band from Rijeka that plays Slavic/Celtic folk-Punk rock/Metal , formed in 2007. The first album, entitled "..otom potom..", was released in June 2008, and was a mixture of traditional irish music and self-written songs. In summer 2009. they released an EP with...
, Croatian folk/punk band - Sham RockSham RockSham Rock are a Northern Irish pseudo-folk band, best known for their 1998 single, "Tell Me Ma". The single remained in the UK Singles Chart for 11 weeks, peaking at number 13. It sold over 200,000 copies in the UK and the Republic of Ireland....
, Irish novelty folk band - $hamrock, Timothy Rasmussen, winner of ego trip's The (White) Rapper Show
Ireland
- Shamrock Rovers F.C.Shamrock Rovers F.C.Shamrock Rovers Football Club are a professional football club from Dublin, Ireland. They compete in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland and are the most successful club in Irish football history. The club have won the League of Ireland title a record 17 times and the FAI Cup a record 24...
, association football - Ballinderry Shamrocks GAC
- Cortoon ShamrocksCortoon ShamrocksCortoon Shamrocks is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in County Galway, Ireland. The club is a member of the Galway GAA. Underage teams up to U-16's play in the Galway league and championships and they compete at all levels of Galway football...
, GAA - Raheny Shamrock Athletic ClubRaheny Shamrock Athletic ClubRaheny Shamrock Athletic Club, founded in 1958, is an athletic club in Raheny, Dublin, Ireland, one of Ireland's oldest athletics clubs still operating, and one of the most active, with many athletes competing in a wide range of running events, and running a very large number of events.-History:The...
, Dublin
Canada
- Erin ShamrocksErin ShamrocksThe Erin Shamrocks are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Erin, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League.-History:...
, Ontario; junior ice hockey - Victoria ShamrocksVictoria ShamrocksThe Victoria Shamrocks are a Senior A box lacrosse club, based in Victoria, British Columbia. The team competes in the 7-team Western Lacrosse Association .The Shamrocks have won the Mann Cup 8 times...
, British Columbia; box lacrosse - Montreal Shamrocks GAAMontreal Shamrocks GAAThe Montreal Shamrocks GAC is a sports club in Montreal, Canada, associated with the Gaelic Athletic Association in Ireland. They operate under the Canadian GAA board....
- Parry Sound ShamrocksParry Sound ShamrocksThe Parry Sound Shamrocks were a Canadian Junior ice hockey team from Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada. This defunct hockey team was a part of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League.-History:...
, Ontario (1994–2002); junior ice hockey - Montreal ShamrocksMontreal ShamrocksThe Montreal Shamrocks were an amateur, later professional, men's ice hockey club in existence from 1886, merging with the Montreal Crystals club in 1896. They won the Stanley Cup ice hockey championship in 1899 and 1900...
(1887–1910), ice hockey
United States
- Boston Jr. ShamrocksBoston Jr. ShamrocksThe Boston Junior Shamrocks was a Junior A hockey team playing in the Eastern Junior Hockey League.-History:The franchise, then known as the Matt O'Neil Club, is a charter member of the Eastern Junior Hockey League since 1993. It played as the Matt O'Neil Club until 1996, as the Matt O'Neill...
; junior ice hockey - South Carolina ShamrocksSouth Carolina ShamrocksThe South Carolina Shamrocks were an American soccer team that played in Spartanburg, South Carolina.-Year-by-year:...
, Spartanburg (1996–99); soccer - Boston Shamrocks (1971–72), alias of the Washington GeneralsWashington GeneralsThe Washington Generals are an American exhibition basketball team, best known for their spectacular losing streak in exhibition games against the Harlem Globetrotters.-History:...
- St. Louis Shamrocks late nineteenth century/early twentieth century; soccer
- St. Louis Shamrocks (1935-1938)St. Louis Shamrocks (1935-1938)St. Louis Shamrocks was an American soccer team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They competed in the St. Louis Association Football League, winning two championships....
(1935–38); soccer - Boston Shamrocks (AFL)Boston Shamrocks (AFL)The Boston Shamrocks were a professional American football team based in Boston, Massachusetts. The team played in the second American Football League from 1936 to 1937, followed by at least one year as an independent in 1938...
(1936-7), competed in the short-lived American Football League - Pittsburgh ShamrocksPittsburgh ShamrocksThe Pittsburgh Shamrocks played in the International Hockey League in 1935–36. The Shamrocks played all of their home games at the Duquesne Gardens. During that lone season, the team finished in fourth place in the West Division behind the Detroit Olympics, Cleveland Falcons and Windsor Bulldogs....
(1935–36); ice hockey - Chicago ShamrocksChicago ShamrocksThe Chicago Shamrocks were an ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois that played 2 seasons in the old American Hockey Association league from 1930 to 1932. They were owned by Hockey Hall of Famer James E...
(1930–32); ice hockey
Road
- Shamrock BusesShamrock BusesShamrock Buses was a bus operator based in Poole on the south coast of England. It operated many contracted routes in Poole, Bournemouth and the surrounding area...
, a bus company based in Poole, Dorset, UK - Shamrock (car)Shamrock (car)The Shamrock was a car produced in Ireland for a brief period during the late 1950s.The business was established by an American businessmen,James F. Conway and William K Curtis in Tralee, Co. Kerry, but was moved to Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan, before production began...
, car produced in Ireland during the 1950s - 1893 Shamrock1893 ShamrockThe 1893 Shamrock, built by the Mimna Brothers, is Canada’s oldest registered car and first internal combustion engine.William Mimna and his brother Charles were stonemasons who lived in the small town of Wardsville, located on the Thames River, north of Chatham, Ontario. The brothers began a quest...
, early Canadian car
Nautical
- Shamrock (yacht)Shamrock (yacht)Shamrock was the unsuccessful Irish challenger for the 10th America's Cup in 1899 against the United States defender, Columbia.-Design:Shamrock was designed by third-generation Scottish boatbuilder, William Fife III, Jr., and built in 1898 by J...
, 1899 America's Cup yacht - MS Shamrock, Swedish schooner
- USS Shamrock (1863)USS Shamrock (1863)USS Shamrock was a large seaworthy steamer with powerful guns, acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Union Navy as a gunboat in support of the Union Navy blockade of Confederate waterways....
, seaworthy steamer with powerful guns - Shamrock, a 1971 C&C 35 which has actively raced in the Detroit, Michigan region since 1976, named after L boatL boatThe L Boat is a type of sail sloop racing boat designed by the Luedtke Brothers in Toledo, Ohio in May, 1931. The boats were of wood construction with low freeboard. Most of the hulls were mahogany, but a few were redwood and cedar. They were long, 71/2 foot beam, and 31/2 foot draft...
#39 - Shamrock, a wooden steam launchSteam yachtA steam yacht is a class of luxury or commercial yacht with primary or secondary steam propulsion in addition to the sails usually carried by yachts.-Origin of the name:...
on Windermere, UK, owned by the steam engineer Roger Mallinson who restored her back to working condition in the late 1970s
People
- Billey ShamrockBilley ShamrockBilley Shamrock Gleissner is an entertainer, singer, stand-up comedian, actor, composer and writer....
(b.1964), Swedish entertainer - Ken ShamrockKen ShamrockKenneth Wayne Shamrock is an American mixed martial arts fighter, UFC Hall of Famer and professional wrestler...
(b.1964), former wrestler / mixed martial artist - Frank ShamrockFrank ShamrockFrank Shamrock is a retired mixed martial arts fighter. Shamrock was the first to hold the UFC Middleweight Championship and retired as the four-time defending undefeated champion...
(b.1972), former mixed martial artist - "Ryan Shamrock", Alicia WebbAlicia WebbAlicia Nicole Webb is an American professional wrestling valet. She is perhaps best known for her appearances with the World Wrestling Federation from 1998 until 1999 as Ryan Shamrock-World Wrestling Federation:...
's wrestling name 1998–9 - Ryan Shamrock (mixed martial artist) (b.1988), son of Ken
Fictional characters
- Shamrock (comics)Shamrock (comics)Shamrock is a fictional comic book superhero appearing in books published by Marvel Comics.-Publication history:Shamrock first appeared in Marvel Super-Heroes: Contest of Champions #1 . She also appeared in issues #2-3 of the series .The character subsequently appeared in The Incredible Hulk Vol...
, minor Marvel Comics superhero - Shaun "Shamrock" McGinty, character on The Wire
History
- Project SHAMROCKProject SHAMROCKProject SHAMROCK, considered to be the sister project for Project MINARET, was an espionage exercise that involved the accumulation of all telegraphic data entering into or exiting from the United States...
, Cold-War era US espionage exercise - Operation ShamrockOperation ShamrockOperation Shamrock was the name of a plan to bring German children to Ireland from post World War II Germany.Operation Shamrock was also the name of a sweeping 2007 drug sting done in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It was called this as the operation started around St...
, plan to bring German children to Ireland from post World War II Germany
Business
- Shamrock FarmsShamrock FarmsShamrock Farms is a dairy farm based out of Phoenix, AZ. Its mascot is a cow named "Roxie."Founded in 1922, Shamrock Farms is the largest family-owned and -operated dairy in the Southwest. It produces and distributes a full line of dairy products....
, dairy farm in Arizona - Shamrock HoldingsShamrock HoldingsShamrock Holdings is the firm founded as the Roy E. Disney family investment firm and the Disney family remains a key investor. Roy was its chairman, and Stanley Gold its President/CEO. Shamrock owns a number of assets including hotels and radio and television stations. Shamrock often takes an...
, company that manages Roy Edward Disney's personal holdings - Shamrock HotelShamrock HotelThe Shamrock was a hotel constructed between 1946 and 1949 by wildcatter Glenn McCarthy southwest of downtown Houston, Texas next to the Texas Medical Center. It was the largest hotel built in the United States during the 1940s. The grand opening of the Shamrock is still cited as one of the...
or Shamrock Hilton, hotel in Houston, Texas - Shamrock Oil Company
- Shamrock Shipping and Trading Limited Company
- Times-Shamrock CommunicationsTimes-Shamrock CommunicationsTimes-Shamrock Communications is an American media company based in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The company, owned by the Lynett and Haggerty families of Scranton, lists among its assets seven daily newspapers, over 20 weekly newspapers, and 12 radio stations...
Other
- ShamrocksShamrocksShamrocks is a solitaire game akin to La Belle Lucie. The object is the same as the latter: move the cards into the foundations.-Rules:The game is layout out as in La Belle Lucie: seventeen piles of three cards are placed on the table with one card counting as an eighteenth. Any card that can be...
, a solitaire card game - Shamrock Club of WisconsinShamrock Club of WisconsinThe Shamrock Club of Wisconsin is the oldest and largest Irish American membership organization in the State of Wisconsin. It was founded on March 17, 1960, in Milwaukee...
- Shamrock School, Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Shamrock OrganizationShamrock OrganizationShamrock Organization is an organizational structure where a core of essential executives and workers are supported by outside contractors and part-time help. The shamrock leaf shape is a symbolic representation of an organization with three types of workforce, having a main body and connected...
, an organizational structure