Bronze Gallery Ornaments
- The Claddagh Ring – symbolising love, friendship, and loyalty was first used as a wedding ring over 400 years ago in the tiny fishing village ‘The Claddagh’ in Galway city, Ireland.
- The Three Leafed Shamrock – was used by St. Patrick to explain the Holy Trinity when he brought Christianity to Ireland in the 5th Century A.D. Ever since, March 17th is celebrated as St. Patrick’s day.
- The Trinity Knot – has several meanings which are both Christian & non-Christian. In the Christian tradition the three interlacing strands represent the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. They can also be said to symbolise the natural forces of Earth, Air and Water or, on a more spiritual level, Life, Death and Rebirth.
- St. Brigid’s Cross – On February 1st St. Bridgid’s Day, it is a tradition in Ireland to make a cross from rushes, as St. Brigid did at the deathbed of a chieftain who she converted to Christianity. These crosses are traditionally hung in Irish houses to protect from fire and evil.
- Map of Ireland – This small island produced an Irish diaspora which today numbers 80 million people all over the world. Irish people take great pride in their ‘green isle’ on the farthest edge of western Europe.
