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'''Shamrock''' is a small town in the eastern portion of the [[Texas]] Panhandle along the old Route 66 (now Interstate 40)
The town was named by George Nickel, a local resident, based on his Irish-American mother suggesting he keep an actual [[shamrock]] on his person for good luck. (However, it didn't do anything to prevent his dugout from being totally consumed by fire.)
It is the home to the [[Pioneer West Museum]], the [[U-Drop Inn]] (a former Conoco station in Art Deco style, featured in the movie [[Cars]]), and a piece of the original [[Blarney Stone]] from [[Ireland]]. The Irish heritage is even featured in the local high school mascot, the Irish (used for all sports except football, which uses the Fighting Irish in a nod to the famed Notre Dame teams).
[[Category:Texas Cities and Towns]]
The town was named by George Nickel, a local resident, based on his Irish-American mother suggesting he keep an actual [[shamrock]] on his person for good luck. (However, it didn't do anything to prevent his dugout from being totally consumed by fire.)
It is the home to the [[Pioneer West Museum]], the [[U-Drop Inn]] (a former Conoco station in Art Deco style, featured in the movie [[Cars]]), and a piece of the original [[Blarney Stone]] from [[Ireland]]. The Irish heritage is even featured in the local high school mascot, the Irish (used for all sports except football, which uses the Fighting Irish in a nod to the famed Notre Dame teams).
[[Category:Texas Cities and Towns]]