Features
Measurement: 4.8 to 4.9 mm wide.
Available in 14K Yellow or White Gold.
Available sizes 4 to 11 with half size increments.
It is handcrafted in Dublin and hallmarked in the Assay Office located in Dublin
Castle.
Legend has it that the Claddagh symbol was
originated by Richard Joyce, a Galway seafarer, kidnapped by pirates and sold
into slavery in North Africa where he learned the art of a goldsmith. When
he was released, nothing could keep him from his beloved Galway where he
returned to become a master goldsmith and where he created the Claddagh
ring.
For centuries this was used as a wedding ring by the fisher folk of
Claddagh village, which nestled outside the walls of Galway city in the west
of Ireland. Claddagh ring are still worn as friendship, engagement or
wedding rings depending on how they are worn…
Friendship: by placing the ring anywhere on your
right hand.
Engagement: by placing the ring on the third finger
of your left hand with the heart pointing outwards.
Wedding: represented by placing the ring on the
third finger of your left hand with the heart pointing inwards towards your
heart.
Research has found no true meaning of Love, Loyalty or Eternity in
the Celtic Knot. Perhaps it shows the complexity of the human spirit.
The artists however make no apology in drawing inspiration and interpreting the
amazing works of art to enhance their seamless wedding rings with a never ending
Celtic Knot.
The never ending knot work symbolizes the love and never ending
commitment given in the sacred blessing of the marriage vows.
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