Shamrock Celtic Symbols:
Legend has it that way back in the days of Celts and Druids a Bishop from the Catholic Church came to them to convert the Druids to Christianity we now know his name was St Patrick.schoenen , As the legend has it St Patrick plucked a shamrock from the ground to show the Druids about the Trinity (Father, Son and Holy Spirit) the plant became reputed to have mystic powers for when a storm was approaching it petals would stand upright to warn of the approaching storm.pandora , The shamrock still remains to this very day as one of Ireland's most famous Celtic symbols.pandora online , While studying Celtic symbols in history the scholars have discovered that the shamrock was used as a charm to ward away evil.botanical slim , Although the factual true origins of the shamrock as a Celtic symbol are lost. In today's circles we still think of them as lucky and a four leaf shamrock being rare in nature is considered very lucky indeed so wear your four leaf clover silver charms proudly. Seeing that Shamrocks are a type of clover it is genetically only a three leaf plant and the growth of a fourth is just a defect. So if you do find a field of shamrock clover you'll have to look pretty hard to find your lucky four leaf shamrock Celtic symbol. Instead we have them now in silver charms. Use the link below it will take you to our Celtic symbols silver charms page.
The Trinity Celtic Knots:
This is the simplest of the Celtic Knots it symbolizes a triune God. The Celts were almost obsessed with the number three, everything came in three's. The three stages of womanhood: Maid, Mother, Crone (sorry not my words folks) and the three elements earth, water, fire as well as Christianity's Father, Son and Holy Ghost (Spirit). A manuscript such as the book of Kells tells us of this and many other symbols. The Book of Kells is a worthwhile read if you should have a chance to pick one up lots of Celtic knots and Celtic symbols for you to view.
Scottish Thistle Celtic Knots
It is the national emblem of Scotland, Legion has it that one thistle save the entire Scottish army during the Vikings invasion of Scotland, an advancing army (bare foot in those days) stepped upon a thistle and cried out loudly enough to wake the nearby sleeping Scottish army. So Scottish King Kenneth III was so over joyed he announced that the thistle would be his national emblem.
Celtic symbol the Irish Harp
This is one of the oldest instruments known based upon the ancient lyre, The Kings of Ireland would employ harpist to entertain them while they dined with guests. On a sad note in Irish history the conquering invaders made it illegal to possess an Irish harp and set out to burn all of them they could find in Ireland Now the Irish harp is the national emblem of Ireland.