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 The Claddaugh Steeped in the legends of
Galway, claddaughs express enduring love and friendship. Though there
are many legends, a likely one is of Robert Joyce who was captured by
pirates and sold as a slave to a Moorish goldsmith. There he crafted a
ring for the woman of his heart back in the tiny fishing village of Claddagh.
Years he was released. The Moorish goldsmith offered him his daughter
in marriage and half his wealth if he would stay. Instead he returned
home to find that his beloved had never married. The symbolism of the
claddagh is that "love and friendship will rein supreme. The heart
represents love, the hands friendship, and the crown symbolizes fidelity.
The claddaugh is often used as a wedding or handfasting symbol.
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