Guides

A Christian cross with a ring around its centre: the history of the Celtic cross, from the high crosses of Ireland to the jewellery worn today.

Yes, and they always have. How men wear the claddagh, which hand to choose and which styles suit everyday wear.

Three interlaced arcs drawn as one unbroken line: where the trinity knot comes from and what it means in jewellery today.

The hands stand for friendship, the heart for love and the crown for loyalty. Here is where the claddagh comes from and what it means to give one.

Right hand or left, heart in or out: what each of the four traditional ways of wearing a claddagh ring says about you.