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Silver Celtic Claddagh Ring. Inspired by ancient Irish celtic Art. The finest in Irish themed Jewellery at great prices.

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Ladies Silver Claddagh Ring

• Inspired by Ancient Celtic Art 
• Shipped from USA

Specifications 

• Height: 0.39"

Sizes Available

• 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Story of the Claddagh

The early history of the Claddagh goes back over 400 years to a small fishing village nestled on the shores of Galway Bay.

Here the Claddagh became a token of love, loyalty and friendship when a seafaring Spanish goldsmith fell in love with a girl from the Claddagh village and crafted the first Claddagh ring for her. Since that time the Claddagh has become a symbol of love throughout the world.

A Claddagh with the heart facing towards one's heart is seen as a proclamation of love and the heart facing away from one's heart is a sign of being uncommitted.

The crown is for loyalty, as a man promises to be loyal for life to his bethrothed. The hands represent friendship as one's partner in life is also ones best friend.

We hope you enjoy this beautiful Claddagh piece and invite you to browse our many other Claddagh themed products.

Diamond

The diamond is one of the best known and most sought after gemstones. Diamonds have been known to mankind and used as decorative items since ancient times.

The characteristic of diamonds that are are so appealing for jewelry is their tendency to disperse white light into its component colors giving the diamond its characteristic "fire"

Emeralds

Emeralds, like all colored gemstones, are graded using four basic parameters, the four Cs of Connoisseurship; Color, Cut, Clarity and Crystal. In the grading of emerald, crystal is considered a close second to colour. Both are necessary conditions.

A fine emerald must possess not only a pure verdant green hue, but also a high degree of transparency to be considered a top gem. Emerald is an important gemstone in Ireland and Ireland is known as the Emerald Isle

Cubic Zirconium

Cubic Zirconia is the cubic crystalline form of Zirconium dioxide. It is a synthesised material, hard, optically flawless and usually colourless but may be made in a variety of different colours.

Because of its low cost, durability, and close visual likeness to diamond synthetic cubic zirconia has remained the most gemologically and economically important competitor for diamonds since 1976. Its main competition as a synthetic gemstone is the more recently cultivated material, synthetic moissanite.

Gold

Gold is a highly sought after precious metal. It is a chemical element with the symbol AU. Since recorded history began, gold has been used for centuries as money, as a store of value, in jewelry, in sculpture and ornamentation.

Gold is dense, soft, shiny and the most ductile pure metal known.

Celtic Cross

A Celtic cross is a symbol that combines the cross with a ring surrounding the intersection.

It is the characteristic symbol of Celtic Christianity, though the symbol has older, pre-Christian origins. Such crosses formed a major part of Celtic art. This design is also referred to as the high cross, Irish Cross or the Cross of Iona.

In Ireland, it is a popular myth that the Celtic cross was introduced to the island by Saint Patrick or possibly Saint Declan during his time converting the pagan Irish. It is believed that he combined the symbol of Christianity, a cross, with the symbol of the sun (some believe it may alternatively be the moon), to give pagan followers an idea of the importance of the cross by linking it with the idea of the life-giving properties of the sun.

Celtic Knot

A celtic knot is a variety of mostly intertwining and neverending knots and stylized graphical representations of knots used decoration, adopted by the ancient Celts.

Though dating from prehistoric times these knots are most known for their adaptation for use in the ornamentation of Christian monuments and manuscripts like the 8th century Book of Kells and the Lindisfarne Gospels. 

Harp

The Harp is an ancient stringed celtic instrument. It is particularly associated with Ireland and the striking harp image has been used as a political symbol for centuries.

Today the harp image is the national symbol of Ireland and is used on all government seals and publications. It is so closely associated with Ireland that it was the selected Irish design on the back of the new Irish Euro coins.

Agate

Agate is a variety if Quartz characterised by its fineness of grain and brightness of color. Although agates may be found in various types of rocks they are clasically associated with volcanic rocks.

The stone was given its name by Theophrastus, a Greek philosopher and naturalist who discovered the stone along the shore line of the River Achates between the 4th and 3rd Centuries BC.

Marcasite

A mineral often called white Iron pyrite. A very cost efficent mineral widely used in contemporary jewelry. Marcasite was particularly popular during Victorian times and in recent years has become very popular. It gives modern jewelry a vintage look and feel. It is often nickamed "fools white gold"

Malachite

The name is probably derived from the Greek for green colour. It shows a banding of dark and light layers. As a rough stone it has a matt lustre but when polished it is smooth and silky. Malachite was popular with the ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans in Jewellery and Amulets. Nowadays it is popular in jewellery and ornamants

Pearl

A pearl is a hard object produced within the soft tissue of a living shelled mollusk, the ideal pearl is round and smooth but many shapes of pearl occur.

Pearls are highly valued as gemstones and objects of beauty and have been used in jewelry for centuries.

Trinity Knot

Although the origins of the Trinity Knot can be traced back to pagan times it later was used in ancient Celtic Art and religious manuscripts such as the Book of Kells.

In modern times it has become synonymous to Christians as the symbol of the Holy Trinity (Father, Son & Holy Spirit)

Along with the Claddagh it is a hugely popular design in modern Irish Jewellery.

Shamrock

The three leaf Shamrock is a national symbol of Ireland.  It is believed to be a portent of good luck. It is particularly associated with St Patrick's Day when people of Irish ancestry wear shamrock.

Celtic Tradition

We hope you enjoy this beautiful piece and invite you to browse our many other Claddagh themed products. Celtic designs, like the spirit of man, has endured the ages, offering us a beauty that is timeless and unique.

The designs, patterns and decorations of the Celts, refined and enhanced as they made their way across Europe, are a valuable legacy. The Celts were renowned for their love of precious metals, using it to creat ornate jewellery, religious icons and weapons of war.