My new Claddagh :)

[Meggers]

My wife and I exchanged Claddagh rings on our engagement. Mine is now resting somewhere in the desert of 29 Palms. My second was damaged when I was attacked by a door. I've been wearing the third one for about 20 years now.

Third time's a charm. My first one that my grandpa brought from Ireland was when I was like 3 years old so of course I lost that one after probably 4 minutes of holding it. My second one I had a few years ago but it fell off my finger into the grass where it was never to be found again. My third is safely on my finger now and hopefully never falls off.

[Bugbear]

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[seanachie]

Third time's a charm. My first one that my grandpa brought from Ireland was when I was like 3 years old so of course I lost that one after probably 4 minutes of holding it. My second one I had a few years ago but it fell off my finger into the grass where it was never to be found again. My third is safely on my finger now and hopefully never falls off.

If you ever start looking I have my claddagh from Fallers on Williamsgate in Galway (Claddagh is now part of the city of Galway)http://www.fallers.com/ (they also have a toll free number from the US) and can recommend them. My wife and I also ordered our wedding bands from Fallers and they have a claddagh in the band with an Irish inscription.

[Spartan Tartan]

My wife AND my daughter both have one. It was not our wedding ring, but my wife still has it. My daughter is "too cool" these days and only keeps it in her room. She wears it for special occasions but "doesn't want to loose it".

[Phil]

I suppose the Scottish equivalent would be a luckenbooth - the same heart and crown symbols but a brooch rather than a ring. If you pin it to a baby's shawl it will ward off the fairies, so they say!

[Newfoundlander]

Wow, that's certainly a nice ring you have there Meghan. Same for Kilted in Maine, that's a neat modern twist. Thanks for sharing the pictures!

I think anyone could wear these. The point was made above "love is universal." I got my first a number of years back, and though sometimes I have to remove rings for work, I'm never too far away from it. Now, even though I'm from Newfoundland, I still like wearing it, and have never felt that I'm "encroaching" on anything.

It does help I guess that I'm born on St. Patrick's Day

[GoodGirlGonePlaid]

Mine's a cigar band style that I picked up somewhere in Co. Cork (Kinsale, maybe?) right out of college.
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[Meggers]

Mine's a cigar band style that I picked up somewhere in Co. Cork (Kinsale, maybe?) right out of college.

Ooh nice!!

and Co. Cork is where my Clarkin side is from

[Bigkahuna]

My Claddagh is a copy of a Trade silver ring from the 1690s excavated near Detroit. It's interesting because it has a rainbow instead of a crown as the Native Americans were thought not to be able to grasp the concept of the crown. I will try to post a picture.

[Bob C]

I wear a silver claddagh on my left hand. Wore a gold one on my right hand during my first marriage.