Irish jewelry has a strong Celtic influence due to the fact the before their were Scottish people their were irish people and before that Celtic people who populated a good part of Europe at one time.
It is therefore natural that both Irish Jewelry and Scottish Jewelry have a Celtic influence which you can see in the first Irish Claddagh (Claddaugh) ring listed here. It has the traditional claddagh design with a Celtic Trinity Knot.
The Claddagh design has the following symbolism: The hands represent friendship, the heart represents love and the crown represents loyalty.
The Irish Claddagh ring is used as a friendship ring, wedding ring and a popular way to decorate your finger. If you use the symbolic claddagh ring as a friendship, promise or wedding ring then the heart must point toward you which means your heart belongs to someone. If you're wearing it as a regular ring then you point the heart away from you which means your heart is free and available.
The second Claddagh ring picture has a green CZ in the heart which adds to the symbolism in that Green is the most popular color associated with the Irish.
The third Claddaugh ring is called a Grand Claddagh ring because it is bigger than most. Along with the symbolism of the Claddagh design is this popular dity: "In my hands I hold your heart crowning it with all my love. "
The common spelling of the ring symbol is Claddagh but is also frequently spelled Claddaugh.
This Claddaugh ring web site http://www.handcraftedcollectibles.com/irish_claddagh_rings.htm has a good selection of rings in a wide variey of sizes.
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