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Many people of Irish decent enjoy incorporating their ancestors cultural history into their
wedding like using an Irish wedding ring. In Irish custom, all weddings consist of an exchange of rings in addition to vows. Men
receive a wedding band, and women, a wedding ring. Below is a brief history of different historic
irish wedding rings.
Claddagh Ring - The hands represent friendship, the crown- loyalty, and the heart, love.
In the sixteenth century an Irish sailor named Richard Joyce was sold into slavery by Algerian
pirates. Richard, who was to be married the same week he was captured, was sold to a wealthy
Moorish goldsmith who taught Richard the trade. Once there, Richard designed a
wedding ring for his fiancee with a heart topped by a
crown and held by two hands. Soon, Richard was able to escape and returned to Ireland where he
and his fiancée were finally married. Over the years, the design became extremely popular as a
betrothal or wedding ring.
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