| As a Best Friends Gift, we can engrave just your friend's name straight across the top leaf of the shamrock. The Claddagh Shamrock Clock makes a timeless gift of your true friendship. Now with FREE Engraving! The Irish Claddagh (pronounced 'clah-dah') is the symbol of loyalty, love, and friendship. The name comes from the Irish costal village of Claddagh, where a local legend has become one of the most popular romantic tales of Ireland. The famous story tells the tale of a townsman kidnapped and sold into slavery to a goldsmith. When the townsman was later released by demand of King William III in 1689, he was given a choice. The goldsmith offered him half his wealth and the marriage of his only daughter if he would stay. The townsman declined and returned home to his true love. He created a ring for her bearing the design of clasped hands holding a crowned heart. The crown represents loyalty, the heart - love, and the hands - friendship. This symbol is given as a traditional Irish gift of loyalty and friendship as well as romantic love. |
