Claddaghs

Heart-crown-hands jewelry

Claddaghs are rings featuring a distinctive Irish design: two hands clasping a heart topped with a crown, symbolizing friendship, love, and loyalty.

The ring originated in the fishing village of Claddagh near Galway.

Traditionally worn to signal romantic availability—heart pointing outward means single, inward means taken: She turned her Claddagh ring inward after they got engaged.

jewelry

ring

Closed curve shape

bandsMusical performing groups
goldElement seventy-nine
silverLustrous white precious metal

Celtic · Irish · wedding · engagement · friendship · loyalty · love · crown · heart · hands

heritage

Irish

Of the Emerald Isle

GalwayWestern Irish port city
CelticOf Irish-Welsh descent
traditionCustom passed through generations

folklore · legend · fisherman · village · clan · history · ancestry · Ireland · Connemara · Atlantic

symbolism

heart

Circulatory system's pump

handsGripping limbs' extremities
crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
loveIntense fond attachment

loyalty · friendship · fidelity · devotion · trust · Irish · heritage · meaning · clasped · offering

wearing

orientation

Position relative to surroundings

inwardToward the inside
outwardToward the outside
rightMorally proper or entitled

left · single · taken · engaged · married · available · courtship · tradition · stacking · positioning

Opposites

cultural specificity

Claddaghscostume jewelry

Non-precious decorative adornments

cocktail rings · fashion rings

Phrases

Claddagh ringIrish betrothal band

Family

Claddagh, Claddagh ring

Familiarity: Top 1,000,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Rated G