Purple & Blue Glass Brooch – Nancy Law

A traditional Claddagh Irish ring which represents love, loyalty, and friendship (the hands represent friendship, the heart represents love, and the crown represents loyalty According to Irish author Colin Murphy, a Claddagh ring was worn with the intention of conveying the wearer's relationship status: - On the right hand with the point of the heart toward the fingertips: the wearer is single and might be looking for love. - On the right hand with the point of the heart toward the wrist: the wearer is in a relationship; someone "has captured their heart" - On the left ring finger with the point of the heart toward the fingertips: the wearer is engaged. - On the left ring finger with the point of the heart toward the wrist: the wearer is married