
The Irish Claddagh Symbol is named for the Irish coastal town of Claddagh (pronounced "clah-dah"), where the ring design is attributed to an ancient local legend about a townsman kidnapped into slavery who returns to present a ring to his true love. It is one of the most popular romantic tales of Ireland.
Today the Claddagh is a universal symbol of lasting love, eternal friendship and loyalty.
The Claddagh is often placed on betrothal bands to represent holding a lover's heart in one's hands. "With these hands I give you my heart and I crown it with my love."
Traditionally, the Claddagh ring has been considered a marriage heirloom. A mother would pass the family Claddagh ring to her daughter on her daughter's wedding day.
Claddagh Symbolism:
Addy
Ayers
Babcock
Bacchini
Ballestrasse
Berge
Blair
Bolinger
Cain
Carmichael
Chambers
Chan
Chiatovich
Collins
Cramer
Crisp
Dempsey
Desmond
Donovan
Dougherty
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Ellis
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Murray
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Mushkin-Postuhof
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O'Sullivan
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Petersen
Pipkin
Powers
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Setter
Silva
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Street
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