Celtic Jewelry For Women

Celtic jewelry for women is an attractive sub-genre of sterling silver Celtic jewelry. It comes with all the usual types of jewelry like Celtic knot necklaces, Celtic earrings, Celtic rings and Celtic pendants and charms etc.  Of all the types of Celtic jewelry for women we will draw our attention to the Celtic rings and Irish rings in the collection.

Irish Rings

What is the difference between sterling silver Celtic rings and sterling silver Irish rings? In some cases they are the same but the primary difference is that Celtic rings usually have a Celtic knot in them and Irish rings usually have a Irish Claddagh.

Celtic Rings

Let’s look at a few examples of Celtic and Irish rings and how they look and compare.

Claddagh Rings

Some times you get a ring that combines elements of a Celtic ring and Irish ring like the one just above.  Sterling silver Celtic rings are a great part of Celtic jewelry for women.

 

Is There A Difference Between Irish And Celtic Jewelry?

DIFFERENCE’S BETWEEN IRISH AND CELTIC JEWELRY

We know that there is a lot of overlap between sterling silver Irish jewelry and Celtic jewelry. There are countless similarities…but is there a difference between the two genres of jewelry?  Let’s find out.

First of all, we can all agree that in many cases a Celtic knot necklace or Irish necklace can appear to be synonymous with each other like this picture demonstrates:

Irish Cross Necklace

This sterling silver cross necklace is a perfect example of how Celtic jewelry and Irish jewelry overlap.  This cross necklace has strong Celtic symbols and strong Irish symbols. It’s a great blend of the two genres.

Celtic and Irish Rings

But there are distinct differences in Celtic jewelry and Irish jewelry. A good example of these differences can be found with Irish rings and Celtic rings. Let’s tale a look, first at a Celtic ring and then we’ll look at an Irish ring.

Celtic Ring

This sterling silver Celtic ring has the famous Celtic trinity knots holding the green CZ in the middle of the Celtic ring. No signs of Irish influence save the color green.

Irish Ring

This last ring is a great example of an Irish ring.  It is an Irish Claddagh ring. There are no Celtic knots or symbols of any kind. It’s all Irish.

So from these two rings you can see a distinct difference between Irish jewelry and Celtic jewelry. While we do have to consider that there are many similarities between these two genres there are also many distinct differences.