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Shamrock Myth

Posted Saturday, March 17, 2001, at 12:00 AM ET

Tomorrow millions of Americans will celebrate St. Patrick's Day. Last year Slate's David Plotz assessed St. Patrick, "the Irishman who didn't rid the land of snakes, didn't compare the Trinity to the shamrock, and wasn't even Irish." To read the article, click here.

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