Here is an encyclopedia clipping on the shamrock, a plant usually identified with the white clover, and always thought of in connection with Ireland, of which it is the national emblem. A familiar poem says: It shines through the bog, through the brake and the mireland, And he called it the dear little shamrock of…
St Patrick's Day
St. Patrick’s Day Vintage Girl in Green
This vintage St. Patrick’s Day postcard, by Ellen Clapsaddle, features an illustration of a young girl in a green dress. She is wearing a matching lace-edged shawl over the dress and a large white hat decorated with green ribbon and a cluster of shamrocks. A message on the upper left side of the postcard is:…
St. Patrick’s Day Vintage Postcard
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Featured on this lovely vintage St. Patrick’s Day postcard is a single golden shamrock stuck into the bowl of a white pipe. A green flag with Celtic harp is in the background. The message on the card is: St. Patrick’s Day Greetings. Click on image to enlarge
St. Patrick’s Day Lady in Green
This vintage St. Patrick’s Day postcard includes an illustration of a pretty red-haired lady wearing a white dress with green cape, green feathered hat and black gloves. The message on the card is: The lazy Spring has failed to let one verdant leaf be seen.But fashion compliments the SaintBy the wearin’ o’ the green. Click…
Clapsaddle St. Patrick’s Day Postcard
This vintage St. Patrick’s Day postcard by Ellen Clapsaddle includes a lovely harp and an open scroll with the message: Let Erin Remember. Vines of shamrocks are framing the scroll and harp. The illustration is all on a green and white background. Click on image to enlarge.
Shamrocks and Roses
This beautifulSt. Patrick’s Day vintage postcard includes a trim of shamrocks and a cluster of two beautiful red roses and a rosebud framing a sketch of a farmer working in the field. The message on the card is a poem, as follows: Shamrocks and rosesAnd best loveto you;A happy St. Patrick’s DayAnd other daystoo. Click…
St. Patrick’s Day in the Morning ~ Free Vintage Postcard Image
This vintage St. Patrick’s Day postcard features a lady watering green potted plants. The woman is wearing a green dress and her watering can is green. The green harp flag of Ireland is in the background. The message on the card is: “St Patrick’s Day In The Morning”. Click on image to enlarge.
Free Vintage Image ~ St Patrick’s Day Postcard
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! This vintage postcard has lots of green color to it, golden (ish) four leaf clovers, a beautiful scenic view that includes sheep grazing in a meadow on the side of a hill and a castle tower in the distance. The message on the front of the card is: St. Patrick’s Day Greetings….
Irish Baby on Green and Lace Clapsaddle
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! This vintage Ellen Clapsaddle Baby Irish digital postcard is yours free to download. Click on the image to enlarge.
Vintage St. Patrick’s Day Party
This digital page, A Successful St. Patrick’s Day Party, is from the March 1909 issue of McCall’s Magazine. Here is the last bit of the article: Click on images to enlarge.
Free Digital Image ~ Vintage St. Patrick’s Day Postcard
Here is a free vintage St. Patrick’s Day digital postcard for you to download. Front: Back (postally used in 1910): Click on images to enlarge.
