Description 10K Gold Green CZ Claddagh Stud Earrings These beautiful 10K Gold Green CZ Claddagh Stud Earrings symbolize love and devotion, and evokes the words of the Irish sailor who first crafted it for his sweetheart: “With these hands I give you my heart, and I crown it with my love”. The Claddagh’s symbols are said to represent love (heart), friendship (hands) and loyalty (crown). These ten karat gold earrings would make a cherished gift. These gold earrings have been Irish hallmarked in Dublin castle. Width (Inches)0.4 Height (Inches) 0.4 Total Weight (g) 1.2 Irish hallmarked in Dublin castle. The History of the Claddagh The Claddagh symbol is Ireland’s universal representation of love, friendship and loyalty. The origins of the Claddagh Ring can be traced back to the small fishing town of Claddagh, Co. Galway. Irish folklore recounts that in 1675, a local seafarer by the name of Richard Joyce was captured by pirates and sold as a slave to a Moorish goldsmith. Torn away from his lover, Joyce was trained in the art and served his master for fourteen years. Upon his eventual release in 1689, Joyce returned to Galway, hoping to find his true love still waiting for him. Whilst enslaved, he fashioned what we now know as the Claddagh Ring as a gift specifically for her
