{"product_id":"gold-plated-tierracast-pewter-irish-claddagh-earrings-small","title":"Gold plated TierraCast pewter Irish claddagh earrings (small)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThese delightful gold plated TierraCast pewter claddagh earrings will symbolize your love, loyalty, and friendship with someone special, or simply show pride in your irish heritage. Our charm earrings are a variation of the traditional claddagh ring in symbol form. Hypoallergenic gold-plated surgical steel earwires. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEarrings measure approximately 1.5” long (including earwires), and about 0.75” wide (without bead).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese earrings are available in both gold and silver finish, and in two sizes. See item photo gallery for size comparison.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou may also add a gemstone bead of your choice (see item photo gallery for options - please message us your gemstone choice).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou may upgrade your earring wires to 14K gold-filled for $5 more. Search “earring upgrade” and add to your cart along with the item before checking out.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"mf-section-0\" id=\"mf-section-0\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Claddagh\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Claddagh ring (In irish: \u003ci lang=\"ga\"\u003efáinne Chladaigh\u003c\/i\u003e) is a traditional Irish ring which represents love, loyalty, and friendship (the hands represent friendship, the heart represents love, and the crown represents loyalty). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe design and customs associated with the claddagh originated in the Irish fishing village of the same name in Galway. The ring, as currently known, was first produced in the 17th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"mf-section-1 collapsible-block open-block\" id=\"content-collapsible-block-0\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Claddagh ring belongs to a group of European finger rings called “federings”. The name \"fede\" derives from the Italian phrase \u003cspan lang=\"it\" title=\"Italian-language text\"\u003emani in fede \u003c\/span\u003e(\"hands [joined] in faith\" or \"hands [joined] in loyalty\"). These rings date from Roman times, when the gesture of clasped hands was a symbol of pledging vows, and they were used as engagement\/ wedding rings in medieval and Renaissance Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFede\u003c\/i\u003e rings are distinctive in that the bezel is cut or cast to form two clasped hands that symbolize “plighted troth”. The Claddagh ring is a variation on the \u003ci\u003efede\u003c\/i\u003e ring, while the hands, heart, and crown motif was used in England in the early 18th century. The Luckenbooth symbol is a Scottish variation. Both became very popular in Victorian times, although the symbolism is much older. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTowards the end of the 20th century there was an explosion of interest in the Claddagh Ring and the associated symbol,\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.499999046325684px;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eboth as jewelry and as an icon of Irish heritage. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e","brand":"FionasFancies","offers":[{"title":"Basic earring (charm only)","offer_id":40409058410684,"sku":"E1016G","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Earring with gemstone bead","offer_id":40409058443452,"sku":"E1016GB","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0581\/9947\/4364\/products\/image_934bf0c6-dc2c-4ffd-a722-fb38a3ff9951.jpg?v=1627405175","url":"https:\/\/fionasfancies.myshopify.com\/products\/gold-plated-tierracast-pewter-irish-claddagh-earrings-small","provider":"Fiona’s Fancies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}