Gold Plated Green Enamel & Claddagh Bracelet- S5153

Description Gold Plated Green Enamel & Claddagh Bracelet This beautiful Gold Plated Green Enamel & Claddagh Bracelet will look gorgeous on any wrist . Green Enamel on leaves of shamrocks. Length  7.52 inches Presentation Box included 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. Story of the Shamrock St Patrick in the fifth century used the shamrock to explain the Holy Trinity to the Celts . Holding up the shamrock he was able to describe how three entities could also be one. Since then the shamrock has been considered the unofficial national flower of Ireland.  Occasionally, a shamrock is found with four leaves, a four leaf clover. These are rare and considered to bring great luck to the finder in respect, love, health, and abundance. The shamrock is said to bring mystical powers such as healing of venomous bites and serve as warnings to approaching storms. The shamrock is associated with Ireland more than any other symbol.