Guinness has some explaining to do. The Irish beer giant has apologized for mixing up a shamrock with a four-leaf clover on a subway ad in Toronto ahead of St. Patrick’s Day, reports the Toronto Sun.

When St. Patrick's Day rolls around, it's natural to feel particularly plucky—in more ways than one. But wait: are you supposed to pluck a four-leaf clover or a shamrock? With green beer, green grub, ...

The terms shamrock and clover are often used interchangeably. So, many people mistake them for the same plant. And that is understandable. However, there are some differences between the two. We will ...

What better time to search for four-leaf clovers than coming up to Ireland's feast day, St. Patrick's Day on March 17th. Have you ever searched for a four-leaf clover? Hunting for luck has been a ...

Melania Trump’s use of a clover over a shamrock in her 2026 St Patrick’s Day post has provoked anger in Ireland for cultural insensitivity. Lucio Malan @LucioMalan / X First Lady Melania Trump has ...

"The luck of the Irish" phrase dates back to the 19th century and is a popular one used among Irish individuals today. Beyond the phrase, there are symbols correlated with Irish folk that represent ...

Everything in America is bigger. Everything in Ireland is greener. The most obvious case in point is the shamrock. Let’s dub this tale as The Mystery of the Shrinking Shamrock. Or vice versa, The ...

“An earlier version of the illustration associated with this article showed a four-leaf clover to symbolize Ireland, but the Irish shamrock is conventionally depicted as a trefoil. The image has been ...

This stone gets its luck from the shamrock engraved on it. (JULIA HATMAKER/The Patriot-News) Everyone likes to pretend they're Irish on St. Patrick's Day, but I like to pretend I'm Irish all year long ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Do You Know the Difference Between a Shamrock and a Four-Leaf Clover? When St. Patrick's Day rolls around, it's natural to feel ...