=St. Păt′rĭck=, the patron saint of Ireland, died March 17, about 465 A.D. =shăm′rŏck=, a three-leaved plant; the national emblem of Ireland. =shĭl lā′l[a+]h=, a cudgel. =shĭl′lĭng=, a silver coin equal to about 24 cents. =Slī′gō=, a county in northwestern Ireland. =spăl′pe͞en=, good-for-nothing fellow. =stîr′[a+]; bo͜ut=, oatmeal boiled in water. =Tä′rȧ=, a hill near Dublin, where the high-kings of ancient Ireland lived. =thătch=, straw, rushes or the like, used for a roof. =Tō′b[a+]r N'a̤lt′=, a holy well in County Sligo. =Tŏn rōe′=, a village near Boyle in County Sligo. =whist= (hwĭst), hush; be still.