Google unveil new Doodle designed by an Irish artist for St. Patrick’s Day

Google have also revealed the most Googled questions about St. Patrick's Day.

The Google Doodle is always a great way to celebrate a particular day, as the search engine change the logo on the homepage to match a design for the day that is in it. For March 17th this year, they're going all green thanks to the new design by Irish illustrator Arron Crosdell. Google tell us the story behind this year's Doodle: "Aaron’s inspiration for the Doodle was based on his love for exploring the mountains around Ireland and spending time by the sea. His aim for the design was to bring a modern twist to traditional Ireland by building images out of simple geometric shapes while featuring the nature and heritage of both rural and urban Ireland. Arron set out to create a Doodle that would be easily recognisable as a piece representing Ireland both at home and around the world." Google also revealed the top trending Google searches relating to St. Patrick's Day, and they are as follows:

Trending questions on St Patrick's Day in the past seven days in Ireland:

1. Is Aldi open St Patrick's Day?

2. Is Dunnes open on St Patrick's Day?

3. Is St Patrick's Day a holiday in Northern Ireland?

4. Where did St Patrick day come from?

5. Is Tesco open on St Patrick's Day?

Trending questions on St Patrick in the past seven days in Ireland:

1. Where was St Patrick born?

2. When did St Patrick die?

3. Where is St Patrick buried?

4. When did St Patrick come to Ireland?

5. What year was St Patrick born?

6. What did St Patrick do?

7. What nationality was St Patrick?

8. How to draw St Patrick?

9. Who kidnapped St Patrick?

10. How did St Patrick die?

Most searched "...for St Patrick's Day" searches in the past week in Ireland:

1. Songs for St Patrick's Day

2. Gifts for St Patrick's Day

3. Recipes for St Patrick's Day

4. Irish songs for St Patrick's Day

5. Weather for St Patrick's Day

6. Craft ideas for St Patrick's Day

7. Hymns for St Patrick's Day

8. Social welfare payments for St Patrick's Day 2021

9. Cakes for St Patrick's Day

10. Green lights for St Patrick's Day

Top questions on Shamrocks in the past week in Ireland:

1. How to draw a shamrock?

2. How many leaves does a shamrock have?

3. What is a shamrock?

4. How to grow shamrock?

5. Where to buy shamrock plants?

6. Is shamrock edible?

7. How to crochet a shamrock?

8. What did St Patrick believe a shamrock represents?

9. What is Shamrock in Irish?

10. Does shamrock grow outside Ireland?

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