Handcrafted Claddagh Bangle
This Claddagh bangle has everything - A Claddagh clasp with Celtic Trinity Knot design - see closeup image below.
The Claddagh design is a token of love or friendship. Worn on the wrist of your right hand with the crown turned inward indicates that your heart is unoccupied but worn on the left wrist with the heart turned outwards indicates that your heart is truly spoken for.
This Irish Claddagh Heart Bangle has been lovingly handcrafted by an Irish Jeweler, now residing in the USA.
The Story of the Claddagh There are many stories about the history of the Claddagh. The true one represents the story of Ireland's unique symbol of love and friendship. The legend of the Claddagh ring tells us that in the early 16th Century in the village of Claddagh, Co. Galway a young man by the name of Richard Joyce was enslaved and shipped off to the West Indies. Richard was due to be married the week he was captured and his bride to be became inconsolable. While at sea the ship was attacked and Richard was enslavened to a wealthy goldsmith from Algiers, who taught Richard the trade. Richard fashioned a unique wedding ring for his beloved fiancé back home - the woman he could never forget. After eight years he was granted freedom and returned to Claddagh and found his fiancé had waited all those years for him.