{"id":1782,"date":"2020-06-16T16:43:59","date_gmt":"2020-06-16T16:43:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clifftops.ie\/?p=1782"},"modified":"2020-06-28T21:10:42","modified_gmt":"2020-06-28T21:10:42","slug":"1782","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clifftops.ie\/index.php\/2020\/06\/16\/1782\/","title":{"rendered":"The significance of the Claddagh Ring"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1782\" class=\"elementor elementor-1782\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-133f2d7a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"133f2d7a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-228e4972\" data-id=\"228e4972\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap--228e4972 elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e4375f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e4375f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem; background-color: var(--body-bg-color); color: var(--body-color); font-family: var(--body-font-family), sans-serif; font-weight: var(--body-font-weight);\">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\u00a0 piece of Irish history.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>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 pirates. He was sold into slavery in Algeria, where he was apprenticed to a master goldsmith. While in captivity, Richard designed the Claddagh Ring for his true love back home.<\/p>\n<p>How to Wear a Claddagh Ring<\/p>\n<p>If the wearer is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Single: <\/b>The ring is worn on the right hand with the heart pointing outwards to show that the wearer is \u2018fancy free\u2019.<\/li>\n<li><b>In a Relationship: <\/b>Wear the ring on the right hand with the heart facing inwards (towards your own heart). This shows that the wearer\u2019s heart is \u2018taken\u2019.<\/li>\n<li><b>Married: <\/b>Wear the ring on your left left hand with the heart facing inwards.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Richard Joyce would not recognise the village of Claddagh as it is today. The thatched cottages have long since gone. However, the legend will live on as long as the Claddagh Ring is worn.<\/p>\n<p>This ring symbolises Friendship (hands), Love (heart) and Loyalty (crown).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet love and friendship reign\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-34c5d71 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"34c5d71\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-85f4b67\" data-id=\"85f4b67\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap--85f4b67 elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9013c84 elementor-grid-2 elementor-grid-tablet-3 elementor-grid-mobile-2 elementor-products-grid elementor-wc-products elementor-widget elementor-widget-woocommerce-products\" data-id=\"9013c84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"woocommerce-products.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"woocommerce columns-2 \"><ul class=\"products elementor-grid --skin-basic  rey-wcGrid-default columns-2\" data-cols=\"2\" data-cols-tablet=\"3\" data-cols-mobile=\"2\" data-skin=\"basic\" data-discount-mobile-top=\"yes\" data-params=\"[]\" >\n\n<li class=\"rey-swatches product type-product post-1461 status-publish first instock product_cat-silver-jewellery has-post-thumbnail taxable shipping-taxable purchasable product-type-simple is-animated --extraImg-second --extraImg-mobile rey-wc-skin--basic rey-wc-loopAlign-left is-animated-entry\" data-pid=\"1461\">\n\n\t<div class=\"rey-productInner \"><div class=\"rey-productThumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/clifftops.ie\/index.php\/product\/claddagh-ring-with-green-stone-silver\/\" class=\"woocommerce-LoopProduct-link woocommerce-loop-product__link\" aria-label=\"Claddagh Ring with Green Stone &#8211; 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