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The significance of the Claddagh Ring

Few pieces of jewelry can rival the Claddagh Ring when it comes to tradition and significance. When you wear a Claddagh Ring you are wearing a  piece of Irish history. The Claddagh Ring dates back to the 17th Century when Richard Joyce, a young man from the village of Claddagh in Galway, was captured by […]

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St. Brigid’s Crosses

St. Brigid is the patroness saint of Ireland (St. Patrick being the patron saint). She lived in the 6th Century. She devoted her life to healing, caring for the sick and spreading the word of Christ.  Rushes, the material from which the crosses are traditionally made,  were a common floor covering in St. Brigid’s time. […]

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Soap and COVID-19

Soap is the best defence against a virus! It works better than alcohol based hand sanitisers and hand sanitiser gels. Soap works by dissolving and breaking down the virus’s protective membrane called the Lipid Bilayer.  Once the outer structure starts to break down, the virus simply unravels, falls apart and becomes INACTIVE. To keep the […]

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