Claddagh ring
Heart-hands-crown jewelry
A Claddagh ring is an Irish ring showing two hands clasping a crowned heart, symbolizing friendship, love, and loyalty.
Traditionally worn to signal romantic availability: heart pointing outward means the wearer is unattached, heart pointing inward means taken.
She turned her Claddagh ring inward after they got engaged.
Circulatory system's pump
- handsGripping limbs' extremities
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
- loveIntense fond attachment
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
friendship · unity · bond · devotion · fidelity · commitment · allegiance · faithfulness
Dominant side for most
- left handBody's sinister appendage
- inwardToward the inside
- outwardToward the outside
- singleOne in number
taken · engaged · married · courtship · suitor · available · relationship status · turned in
Western Irish port city
- CelticOf Irish-Welsh descent
- GaelicCeltic linguistic tradition
- EireIsland nation's native name
- DublinIrish capital city
Emerald Isle · Connemara · Hibernia · shamrock · St. Patrick · Blarney · craic · bodhran
heart
Circulatory system's pump
loyalty · friendship · unity · bond · devotion · fidelity · commitment · allegiance · faithfulness · troth
right hand
Dominant side for most
single · taken · engaged · married · courtship · suitor · available · relationship status · turned in · turned out
Galway
Western Irish port city
Dublin · Emerald Isle · Connemara · Hibernia · shamrock · St. Patrick · Blarney · craic · bodhran · soda bread
goldsmith
Precious metal artisan
- silversmithMaker of silver objects
- bandGroup playing music together
- craftsmanshipSkill in making objects
karat · filigree · bezel · setting · engraving · hallmark · sterling · casting · heirloom · antique
tradition
Custom passed through generations
genealogy · roots · diaspora · emigration · identity · belonging · customs · folklore · provenance · keepsake