claddagh
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of claddagh
First recorded in 1880–85; named after Claddagh, a fishing village near Galway, Ireland, where the ring was supposedly first designed and made
Example Sentences
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The day’s highest bidding item, a 14k diamond claddagh ring, went to real estate developer Colm Dunphy, 52, from Co.
From The Guardian • Jun. 26, 2016
Facebook Twitter Pinterest Auctioneer Bob Sheehan reaches for a silver skull ring, which is on display next to a diamond claddagh ring,.
From The Guardian • Jun. 26, 2016
Then he tells Neil about the claddagh rings they got in Ireland and Neil shrugs, “That’s nice. Want to look at some real rings, chucklehead?”
From Time • Jul. 28, 2015
In the bottom of the box was the claddagh cross.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
Several weeks after Gram gave me the claddagh, she and Mam got into one of their arguments.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
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