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History of the Claddagh
In the early 16th century an Irish man by the name of Richard Joyce was fishing off the coast of Galway a week before he was to be married when his currach (boat) capsized. Richard was captured by pirates, taken to West Africa and sold into slavery to a Moorish goldsmith.
Years passed and Richard escaped captivity and returned home to Ireland to find that the girl he loved had never married. Richard shaped a unique ring for the girl he left behind. The ring was fashioned of three symbols; the hands signifying Friendship, holding a heart signifying love, topped with a crown for loyalty. Richard and his love married and settled in the village of Claddagh.
The village no longer exists but since those early days the Claddagh ring has been worn as a sign of Love, Loyalty and Friendship.
History of the Trinity Knot
The trinity knot is the simplest and most popular of Celtic Knots, symbolizing a triune God.
The Celts were very familiar with the idea of the trinity, everything came in threes;
The three stages of womanhood: maid, mother, crone,
The three elements: earth, fire, water.
Christianity embraced this knot to symbolize the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost in many of the early Christian illuminated manuscripts such as The Book of Kells.
The trinity knot is a beautiful Celtic design which is associated with eternity and eternal love.
In the early 16th century an Irish man by the name of Richard Joyce was fishing off the coast of Galway a week before he was to be married when his currach (boat) capsized. Richard was captured by pirates, taken to West Africa and sold into slavery to a Moorish goldsmith.
Years passed and Richard escaped captivity and returned home to Ireland to find that the girl he loved had never married. Richard shaped a unique ring for the girl he left behind. The ring was fashioned of three symbols; the hands signifying Friendship, holding a heart signifying love, topped with a crown for loyalty. Richard and his love married and settled in the village of Claddagh.
The village no longer exists but since those early days the Claddagh ring has been worn as a sign of Love, Loyalty and Friendship.
History of the Trinity Knot
The trinity knot is the simplest and most popular of Celtic Knots, symbolizing a triune God.
The Celts were very familiar with the idea of the trinity, everything came in threes;
The three stages of womanhood: maid, mother, crone,
The three elements: earth, fire, water.
Christianity embraced this knot to symbolize the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost in many of the early Christian illuminated manuscripts such as The Book of Kells.
The trinity knot is a beautiful Celtic design which is associated with eternity and eternal love.
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