Shamrock Shamrock A shamrock is a young sprig, used as a symbol of Ireland. Saint Patrick, Ireland's patron saint, is said to have used it as a metaphor for the Christian Holy Trinity. The name "shamrock" comes from Irish , which is the diminutive of the Irish word for plant () and means simply "little plant" or "young plant". "Shamrock" usually refers to either the species (lesser clover, Irish: ) or (white clover, Irish: ). However, other three-leaved plants—such as , , and —are sometimes called shamrocks. The shamrock was traditionally used for its medicinal properties and was a popular motif
To Be Everywhere Is to Be Nowhere but it was also daunting because it was unfamiliar." Kensrue said he felt the extra time and distance allowed each member to act more creatively and ultimately greatly benefited the finished album. The members of Thrice also had to write around their family's schedules—at the time of recording, Kensrue and Teranishi both had three kids and Riley Breckenridge just had his first. During the writing process, Thrice scrapped a few ideas for what "To Be Everywhere Is to Be Nowhere" would or could be. Kensrue originally wanted to pen "a more stringent concept album," but abandoned the idea as the