claddagh

[ klah-duh ]

/ ˈklɑ də /

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noun

a ring in the form of two hands clasping a crowned heart, given in friendship or love.

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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

This particular pattern has been the marriage-ring of the Claddagh fishing tribes for many centuries.
Romantic Ireland; volume 2/2|M.F and B. McM. Mansfield
In the Claddagh a pretty little child came up to me and asked me to take her "piccher," hoping for some coppers in payment.
Just Irish|Charles Battell Loomis
As for me, I left the picturesque Claddagh and saw it no more.
Just Irish|Charles Battell Loomis
One nailed me as I was passing her vegetable shop in the Claddagh.
Just Irish|Charles Battell Loomis

The Englishman who desires a new sensation should pay a visit to the Claddagh.
A Little Tour In Ireland|S. Reynolds Hole