claddagh
[klah-duh]
- a ring in the form of two hands clasping a crowned heart, given in friendship or love.
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Examples from the Web for claddagh
Historical Examples
One nailed me as I was passing her vegetable shop in the Claddagh.
Just IrishCharles Battell Loomis
The Englishman who desires a new sensation should pay a visit to the Claddagh.
A Little Tour In IrelandS. Reynolds Hole
The Claddagh fishing village by Galway is something not to be missed.
Peeps at Many Lands: IrelandKatharine Tynan
I am told that no citizen of Claddagh has ever been before a Galway court, either as a plaintiff or defendant.
One Irish SummerWilliam Eleroy Curtis
A large number of the population is employed in the salmon and herring fishery, and the Claddagh is their home.
On an Irish Jaunting-carSamuel G. Bayne
Word Origin and History for claddagh
in Claddagh ring (Irish fáinne Chladach), from village of Claddagh, County Gallway. The village name is literally "stony beach."
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