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Claddagh the Irish symbol of love, the Claddagh ring, Claddagh
Unlike the other Irish symbols, the Claddagh is not an ancient Celtic design but a 16th century Irish symbol of eternal love and friendship. The heart at the center of the design is symbolic of love, the hands around it symbolize friendship, while the crown represents everlasting loyalty.
The Claddagh ring was developed by Richard Joyce, native of Galway. While being transported to the plantations of the Moorish West Indies as a slave, he was captured by pirates in the Mediterranean and trained in his craft by a goldsmith who bought him. He was set free In 1689 and he returned to Galway to set up shop in the Claddagh to make Claddagh rings. (The oldest fishing village in Ireland).
Traditionally handed down from mother to daughter the Royal Claddagh ring has also become a symbol of ties with the past and generations gone by. As Irish people we remember the many many of our people who had to leave Ireland with nothing but their lives during the Great Famine of the 19th Century - many leaving from Cork harbor to make the long voyage across the Atlantic to America. The gold Royal Claddagh ring was to become for many the only enduring link with their home country and practically their only savings and family inheritance.
Today, the Claddagh ring is worn throughout Ireland, and this is the way it's supposed to be done.
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The Crown to The Father, The Left hand to the Son, and the Right Hand to the Holy Ghost.
This explanation is directly correlated to the Shamrock, one of the earliest symbols of the Holy Trinity among the Irish.
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