What is the Irish finger ring, comprising two hands, a heart and crown, worn to indicate romatic status?
Claddagh ring Claddagh ring The Claddagh ring () is a traditional Irish ring which represents love, loyalty, and friendship (the hands represent friendship, the heart represents love, and the crown represents loyalty). The design and customs associated with it originated in the Irish fishing village of the same name in Galway. The ring, as currently known, was first produced in the 17th century. The Claddagh ring belongs to a group of European finger rings called ""fede" rings". The name ""fede"" derives from the Italian phrase "" ("hands [joined] in faith" or "hands [joined] in loyalty"). These rings date from Roman times, when
Ring finger Ring finger The ring finger is the finger on which it is the custom in a particular culture for a wedding ring to be placed during a wedding ceremony and on which the wedding ring is subsequently worn to indicate the status of the wearer as a married person. It is commonly the finger between the middle finger and the little finger, and is so named because in some cultures it is the finger on which one usually wears a wedding ring after marriage. In some cultures the wedding ring is worn on the "ring finger" of the left hand