The Claddagh Symbol In Jewelry

Claddagh Symbol In Jewelry

The Irish Claddagh symbol is made of a heart, hands and crown. It is the most popular of all Irish jewelry short of the three-leaf clover. The symbolism of the Claddagh is rich and applicable to many people. Let’s look at what the three elements represent.

The holding hands represent friendship.  The heart equates to love.  The crown represents loyalty or fidelity.  Putting these symbols together create a theme that applies to weddings, friendship and love.  The most popular type of Claddagh jewelry is the Claddagh ring. Then there are Claddagh necklaces and Claddagh earrings.

Claddagh Ring

With the Irish Claddagh ring it is important to note how to wear it. If you wear it in a romantic way or as a wedding ring, the heart needs to be pointing toward you.  If you wear it for fun or as an icon to celebrate your love for Irish culture then point the heart away so that those who look at the Claddagh ring will know you are available.

From the symbolism of the Claddagh here are a few verses or Irish sayings that go nicely with the Claddagh symbol.

“With my two hands I give you my heart and crown it with my loyalty.”

“In your hands you hold my heart as I crown it with all my love.”

 

 

 

Irish Necklaces

Sterling silver Irish necklaces are a lot like Celtic necklaces. Both genres overlap and both genres are so individually expansive that to say Irish necklace is vague and doesn’t say much other than the theme of that necklace belongs in a huge Irish jewelry genre. So as we look at Irish necklaces we are going to specifically look at sterling silver Irish Claddagh necklaces.

Claddagh Necklace

But keep in mind there are an endless collection of Irish necklaces because so many other themes of necklaces fall under the genre of Irish necklaces in the Irish jewelry main genre.

Claddagh Necklaces

Sterling silver Claddagh necklaces and Claddagh jewelry are a sub set of Irish jewelry along with many other sub-genres of Irish jewelry. The Claddagh symbol is very rich in symbolism.

Claddagh Necklace

These sterling silver Claddagh necklaces use a Claddagh pendant or charm as the focal point  of the Claddagh necklace. They are great examples of the Claddagh symbol which is very rich in symbolism.

 CLADDAGH SYMBOLISM

The Claddagh symbol is made up of three parts, the Hand, the Heart and the Crown.  The heart means love, the hand means friendship and the crown means loyalty or fidelity.

Claddagh Necklace

This kind of symbolism makes the Claddagh symbol ideal for friendship, love, wedding related symbolism and for everyday wear meaning you adhere to these attributes.  My wedding ring is a Claddagh ring.  The history of the Claddagh ring is very rich. It was the Claddagh ring that made the Claddagh symbol so popular. So popular that artisans could not keep it confined to a ring. Now there are Claddagh necklaces Claddagh pendants, Claddagh earrings and more.

Claddagh Necklace

The sterling silver Claddagh necklace is just one of many types of Claddagh jewelry.

 

Irish Jewelry For Friendship

Sterling silver Irish jewelry is a lot of things to a lot of people. The type of Irish jewelry we’re going to look into is Irish friendship jewelry.  The sterling silver Claddagh jewelry is the type of jewelry that the Irish use for friendship.  Of course, the Claddagh symbol is used for a lot of things and here’s why, the symbolism of the Claddagh is so rich it can be used at many levels.

Claddagh Jewelry

Let’s look into the meaning of the Irish Claddagh then you’ll see how all these different types of Claddagh jewelry are used as Irish friendship jewelry.

Claddagh Necklace

The Irish Claddagh symbol consists of a pair of hands holding a heart and the heart is wearing a crown.  The hand stands for friendship, the heart obviously means love and the crown means fidelity and loyalty.

Claddagh Necklace

When you’re celebrating friendship the virtue of loyalty is valuable. No friendship that ever stood the test of time did so without loyalty.  Whether your a gut celebrating a great friend or a girl celebrating a long time friendship can deny the presence of love in that friendship. Guys likely won’t mention it, but love is there.  The hands that mean friendship is very obvious for friendship jewelry.

CLADDAGH JEWELRY

Sterling silver Claddagh jewelry is a sub-genre of Irish jewelry that is made up of Claddagh earrings, Claddagh pendants and Claddagh necklaces to mention a few. We can’t forget about a always popular Claddagh ring.

Irish Claddagh Necklace

When you’re wearing a sterling silver Claddagh necklace you’re wearing a reminder of a special friend. Of course many people wearing the Claddagh symbol in the form of a ring and typical for romantic reasons or as a wedding ring. Wearring a Claddagh ring is a great way to seprate the use of the Claddagh symbol.

Claddagh Pendant

Many Claddagh necklaces are made with silver Claddagh pendants and Claddagh charms.

Claddagh Charm

Like any other pendant, the Claddagh pendant is designed for a Claddagh necklace. A Claddagh charm is designed for Claddagh charm bracelets and Claddagh necklaces both.  All the while, as these Claddagh charms and pendants are reflecting on the wonderful relationship called friendship.

Now you have surveyed some nice Irish Friendship jewelry in the sub-genre of Claddagh jewelry.