Shamrock (disambiguation)

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The term shamrock can refer to several things:

• Shamrock, a three leaf clover that is the symbol of Ireland
• The cities of Shamrock, Texas and Shamrock, Oklahoma, as well as Shamrock Lakes, Indiana, and Mount Gay-Shamrock, West Virginia.
• Project SHAMROCK, an espionage exercise that involved the accumulation of all telegraphic data entering into or exiting from the US
• Shamrock, a band from the Philippines.

[edit] People and Characters

• The former World Wrestling Federation (WWF) superstar and former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter Ken Shamrock.
• A player on the Victoria Shamrocks, a Senior A Box lacrosse team in the Western Lacrosse Association.
• Shamrock, a minor Marvel Comics superhero.
• The former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter Frank Shamrock.
• The winner of Ego Trip's: The (White) Rapper Show, $hamrock.
• A character on the HBO series The Wire, Shaun "Shamrock" McGinty.

[edit] Ships

• The name of the yachts Shamrock, the unsuccessful Irish challenger for the 10th America's Cup 1899, and the later challengers Shamrock II, III and IV.
• The Swedish sailing ship the MS Shamrock.

[edit] Companies and Brands

• Shamrock Oil Company
• Airline call sign for Aer Lingus
• The Shamrock car, produced in Ireland during the 1950's.
• Shamrock Lacrosse, a lacrosse brand.
• Shamrock boats, 40' and under inboard watercraft.
• Shamrock Holdings, the company that manages Roy Edward Disney's personal holdings.

The plural form, shamrocks, can refer to:

• Shamrocks, a solitaire card game similar to La Belle Lucie.