Claddagh
Heart, hands, crown
Claddagh refers to a traditional Irish ring design featuring two hands clasping a crowned heart—hands for friendship, heart for love, crown for loyalty.
The design originates from the Claddagh fishing village in Galway, Ireland.
How the ring is worn signals relationship status: heart pointing inward means the wearer is taken, outward means available.
She wore her grandmother's Claddagh ring.
Closed curve shape
- bandGroup playing music together
- IrishOf the Emerald Isle
- CelticOf Irish-Welsh descent
- handsGripping limbs' extremities
heart · crown · wedding · engagement · friendship · silver · gold · heirloom
Western Irish port city
- villageSmall rural community
- IrelandNorth Atlantic island republic
- fishingCatching aquatic creatures
- bayPartially enclosed water
harbor · Galway Bay · fishermen · coast · Atlantic · maritime · settlement · quay
ring
Closed curve shape
hands · heart · crown · wedding · engagement · friendship · silver · gold · heirloom · craftsmanship
Galway
Western Irish port city
bay · harbor · Galway Bay · fishermen · coast · Atlantic · maritime · settlement · quay · boats
love
Intense fond attachment
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
- friendshipBond of mutual affection
- heartCirculatory system's pump
hands · crown · fidelity · devotion · trust · Irish · heritage · meaning · emblem · sentiment
inward
Toward the inside
hand · single · taken · engaged · married · available · position · orientation · meaning · custom
- Claddagh ringIrish betrothal band