Claddagh Ring

Q: I am looking into getting a tattoo soon and I want to get an Irish Claddagh with a saying around it. The saying I want is "to see me through". My husband had this engraved in my wedding ring and I'd really like to incorperate it somehow but I want it in Irish Gaelic.

Q: Not online b/c I have weirdly sized fingers....and I would like to try on the ring first before buying?

Some common store suggestions would be good, I live in southwest OH if that helps. I think they used to have some claddagh rings at Kohls in their sterling

On Location: Casey's Irish Imports

26.07.11

ROCKY RIVER -- Casey's Irish Imports in Rocky River began by Veronica Casey selling a few Irish items from her beauty salon.

But soon the hair business was cut and Casey's Irish Imports sells everything from caps and wraps to Irish Snaps.

Right now, the Celtic  jewelry is very "in" at the moment but the Claddagh ring is the most popular of all. You can find everything from Irish foodstuffs to Waterford crystal to Irish-infused Chief Wahoo merchandise.

Last weekened, was a weekend of fun at the Irish Festival at the Berea Fairgrounds. Local Irish-enthusiasts celebrated their culture with food, dance and a whole lot more.

Source: WKYC-TV

Claddagh Ring how to wear

This a video about how to wear a Claddagh Ring and what it means, if you are engaged, single or married. How to wear a Claddagh Ring is from Seoda ...

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{Claddagh Rings Are Among the Best Collectible Jewelry

Article by Freddie Brister

Collecting jewelry can be a productive way to spend your free time and money. At the same time, if you have good taste, your collection can appreciate in value beyond your imagination as the years go by. Much depends on how well you picked the items you chose to include in the collection and on how affordably you purchased them. Among the antique jewelry items that are good buys are Claddagh rings which were crafted hundreds of years ago. Where was the original Claddagh ring craftedNothing certain is known about the origins of the ring. Some believe the first ring to have been made by Richard Joyce, an Irishman who had been held captive and subsequently sold as a slave to a rich jeweler in Algeria. His master, seeing his ability, taught him the finest skills of jewelry making. Joyce later returned to Galway City in Ireland after having been released by his master. There he practiced the trade he had learned and made the first Claddagh rings. The ones that still exist today bear his initials. More incredible accounts tell of the Claddagh ring having been dropped from its beak by an eagle. The ring fell into the lap of a wealthy and charitable lady in return for all her good works. As to why this ring which was supposed to have originated from Galway came to be known as the Claddagh ring, the explanation offered is startlingly simple. A British publication in 1850 featured a picture of the ring alongside a write-up on the fishing community of Claddagh. The label on the write-up was mistaken for the name of the ring. Whichever version we choose to believe in, we discover that oldest Claddagh rings in existence bear the intitials RJ. What is the appearance of a Claddagh ringBetween and 17th century and today, hundreds of Claddagh rings have been crafted due to the immense popularity of its symbolism for people seeking enduring love. It was widely used as wedding rings and handed down from one generation to the next. Many families still have their heirloom pieces from two generations back. Not a few of them have been lost but many still manage to pop up in flea markets and alley shops. Collectors who spot Claddagh rings with the initials RJ engraved are lucky to be looking at one of the original rings. What is the appearance of a Claddagh ringThe Claddagh ring is typified by a heart on top of which sits a crown. Both heart and crown are held by a pair of hands in a gesture of offering. The heart naturally symbolizes love. The crown which is offered along with the heart is a gesture of allegiance or loyalty (as when one offers the crown to a king). The act of offering stands for friendship and all the three symbols combined embody what friendship and love is all about. Plainly, the Claddagh ring belongs in the best antique jewelry collections because of its history and its meaning.Doc. No:1206-LM-ULT5-dc11

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