Irish Celtic Jewellery & Heritage

The Children Of Lir

A sad, beautiful legend from Irish mythology, it is thought amongst scholars that the Tragic Story of the Children of Lir was first written in the 14th Century in north-west Connaught in Ireland. It is a rich tale that weaves elements from Ireland's ancient Celtic Pagan past, such as druidic

Celtic Designs

The Claddagh Ring

The Claddagh ring (Irish: fáinne Chladaigh) is a traditional Irish ring given, 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 Claddagh, located just outside the

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Tír na nÓg

Tír na nÓg (The Land of Youth) is a land inhabited by the Tuath De, the gods of pre-Christian Ireland. Long, long ago in Ireland, from the second century after Christ until the third century, there was a band of warriors called the Fianna, who defended Ireland against invasion. This

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The Irish Shamrock

Ah the little shamrock... known the world over as the badge of Ireland. However the official emblem of Ireland is not actually the shamrock, that accolade belongs to the 12 stringed Irish Harp! A shamrock is a young sprig of clover, used as a symbol of Ireland. Saint Patrick, Ireland's

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The Famous Ardagh Chalice

The Ardagh Chalice is one of the greatest treasures of the early Irish Church. It is part of the richest hoard discovery of metalwork ever found in Ireland from the 8th and 9th centuries and is now displayed in the National Museum of Ireland in Dublin. The hoard was discovered

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The Triple Spiral (or Triskele)

The triple spiral or triskele is believed by many people to be an ancient symbol of pre-Celtic and Celtic beliefs. It appears in various forms in pre-Celtic and Celtic art, with the earliest examples having been found on many Irish Neolithic sites, including inside the famous Newgrange passage tomb, on

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Irish Celtic Jewellery Giveaway!

This month we have a really beautiful stylish pair of modern irish earrings to giveaway. Scroll down to enter... The prize We are giving away this beautiful pair of House of Lor silver and rose gold irish huggie earrings. Each earring has a bar of rare irish rose gold, mined

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Celtic knots and their history

Celtic knots, (Irish: snaidhm Cheilte) are a variety of knots and stylized graphical representations of knots used for decoration, used extensively in the Celtic style of Insular art. These knots are most known for their adaptation for use in the ornamentation of Christian monuments and manuscripts, such as the Book

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Selkies... The Seal People

Scattered throughout Irish, Scottish and Icelandic folklore, are stories about the mythological creatures known as "seal people", selkies, or maighdeann-ròin (seal maidens). Selkies are beautiful, tragic creatures cursed with a constant longing for what they do not have: when they are swimming in the water as seals, they

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