How to wear your Claddagh Ring

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How to wear your Claddagh Ring

When the ring is worn on the right hand with the heart nearest the fingernail, it indicates that the wearer is single and available

When worn similarly on the left hand, it means that the wearer is single but has an occupied heart.

And when the ring is worn on the left hand with the crown nearest the fingernail, it means that the wearer is married.

Claddagh is an ancient fishing village, situated just outside Galway City on west of Ireland. The name �claddagh� comes from the Irish �an cladach� meaning a flat, stony shore.

The people of this village spoke Irish and lived in their settlement of cobbled streets, small squares and thatched mud-walled houses.

They were a private community and mostly married within the village to ensure the survival of their local customs including the �Claddagh Ring�.

The Claddagh ring is a member of a group of rings called Fede or �faith rings� which date back to Roman times. They are cast in the form of two hands, representing trust and faith. The Claddagh ring though is quite distinctive: the two hands clasp a heart which is surmounted by a crown

The ring was not indigenous to the people of the Claddagh village but came to be called the Claddagh ring due to the population of Claddagh using the ring.

The Claddagh was passed from a mother to the first daughter and worn to symbolise friendship and as a wedding ring.

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