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sunshineandrose said
on 3/8/2009 Thanks for the tips. I was confused about how ti wear the ring.
shadowcutter said
on 1/15/2009 when I did research on this several years ago I read that right hand with crown facing towards you (heart toward fingernail) means single/unattached; right hand with crown towards fingernail means "considering love"; left hand with heart towards fingernail means engaged; and left hand with crown towards fingernail means married. since then I haven't seen the reference to the "engaged" position anywhere, so I'm getting a little confused about how that really should work. Did the tradition lose the "engaged" position, and did that change the "considering love" position (which I took to mean "in a relationship")?
also I read back then that traditionally a Claddagh is supposed to be given as a gift and never purchased for yourself. Is that still the case and if so, can you buy a replacement ring for yourself if you lost the Claddagh you were given? or do you have to be given a new one?
boshog said
on 11/26/2007 point your main finger at the base of the crown and turn topwise.
Sassy83 said
on 9/18/2007 The way you wear it is...
Single: right hand, heart facing out because you are sending your love out to the world to be received by some one special (when looking at your hand the ring is upside down)
Taken: right hand, heart facing in because you are saving all your love for one person. (when looking at your hand the ring is right side up)
Married: left hand, inward because you have found the one your love will always be saved for. (when looking at your hand the ring is right ways up)
The reason for the direction is from when men would kiss a lady's hand he could see where her heart was. form his angle the only time he can see it right way round is when the woman was looking for love.
The meaning I was always taught, which I have never found online, is "with these hands I give you my heart and crown it with me love"
Hope this helps...
midnytAngel18 said
on 8/8/2007 To anybody who is confused about how to wear the ring:
If ones heart was not won by love yet, the claddagh ring would be worn on the right hand with the crown facing inward.
When you are engaged, the claddagh ring would still be worn on the right hand but would be turned so the crown faced outwards(towards the fingernail).
Upon marriage, the claddagh ring would be worn on the left hand with the crown turned outwards(towards the fingernail), and would serve as a wedding ring.
desi1313s said
on 6/19/2007 http://www.thecladdagh.com/show82.htm
This website has pictures to show you and explain how to wear it the way you want.
shimmysher said
on 5/11/2007 I too am REAL confused by this ring. I am married and I wear it on my left hand. When I hold my hand up (fingers to the sky) where is the crown (pointing to the sky or up side down)? My husband has co workers that are from Ireland and they have told him that he was wearing it wrong (left hand , with fingers pointing to the sky the crown is on top). They say when you look at it fingers to the sky the crown shopuld be upside down. Who is right? I can find NO websites with PICTURES showing the correct way to wear it, only descriptions and they don't tell you how your hand is facing. What does it mean hearts facing in? Is that the rounded side of the heart facing in or the pointed side facing in? =8-0 I just want to be wearing it right and not look like an idiot. Thanks for ANY clarification.
simple said
on 12/29/2006 On your left hand with the hearts facing outward. During the ceremony the ring should be placed back on the finger with the heart facing inward.
angelique2976 said
on 12/26/2006 I'm alittle confused on how to wear my claddagh ring. My fiance gave me this ring this Christmas as an engagement ring, stating that it means the ring is like collateral and later I would recieve an up-grade because the ring he wanted to get was very expensive and would recieve later. But how do I wear the ring? would it be according to the instructions?