Show I I IRELAND AND THE SHAMROCK That the Two Are Inseparable Has Been Seen Proved by Plants Plant's Refusal to Grow Elsewhere The TIme shamrock and Ireland Ireland Ireland-Ireland Ireland and the time shamrock the shamrock the two are Inseparable arable arabic writes Katherine Edelman When shamrocks refuse to bloom then surely must Ireland dl die then surely must Irish Irish- hearts cease their longings for tor a glimpse of the green fields of old Erin and then surely must the land of poetrY of sentiment of romance be a athing athing thing timing that Is no more And if the spirit of Ireland should die tl dle-tl then die then en too would the little green plant wither on Its ts stem and refuse to bloom again What a wealth of memories and associations associations associations as as- is Intertwined with the precious little green green plant pant I What wonderful wonderful won won- tales and legends we have been told about It In the good old days t hen hen fairies roamed over every Irish and when Ireland was an enchanted enchanted en en- chanted land And who can doubt their truth ruth when we Ve know that that- the sturdy little Ittle plant refuses to bloom In any any other land outside of Its own green Isle Time after time it has been taken aken by loving hands and transplanted transplant transplant- ed cd to other countries but always only to o perish perls And sure why wouldn't It DB ne so when St. St Patrick blessed the lit Ht- ti lit plant end and called It the emblem of the fairest Isle tele under all Gods God's sky I St. St Patricks Patrick's Day and the Fairies On St. St Patricks Patrick's morning e every Irish lassie assle pins a n spray of th the little plant upon pon her bosom and sallies forth not to o look for fairies any nay more for who cares ares for fairies when St. St Patr Patrick's Patricks day ay and springtime walk hand In hand wh n love loe romance and adventure may await wait them at every turn of the time road For when the heart Is young youn young and gay And when the times time's St St. Patricks Patrick's day KS 8 only be In the way |