The fascinating story of an old town, The Claddagh, Galway that refused to give up its traditions. Before it was known nearly the world over as a piece of jewelry, Claddagh was a community in ...

And right on cue, the geography professor’s stunning photos — the Corrib, like a mirror, shimmering in the Claddagh Basin at sunrise, or a lone diver at sunset, poised, ready to leap into the ...

Katie's Claddagh Cottage, Galway, is everything you need to travel back in time in Ireland. The ancient Irish tradition of telling stories and singing songs around an open hearth fire is being ...

A Galway-based Professor of Geography, who shares his landscape pictures online for free, says that he is overjoyed with the response he has received from people.

The Claddagh ring, which originated in its namesake fishing village in Galway, Ireland, can be traced back to the 17th century.Legend has it that Richard Joyce, a local silversmith, crafted the ...

Galway historian William Henry told the paper there had been several stories of ghostly sightings around Long Walk and nearby Wolfe Tone Bridge and the Claddagh, including tales of a “Lady In ...

GALWAY, Ireland — Over the years the Claddagh ring — which shows two hands clasping a crowned heart — has been a love token, a friendship ring and, in modern times, a symbol of Ireland itself.

Irish Claddagh rings have an unexpected history—it involves pirates. You’ve seen the iconic heirloom with two hands clasping a crowned heart.

The oldest Claddagh ring known to exist was made by Richard Joyce of Galway circa 1700, and fetched £8,125 (€9,246) at auction in Sotheby’s. Galway City Museum, which bought the ring, is on a ...

The former Claddagh National Piscatorial School fronting on to Claddagh Quay in the centre of Galway city is expected to attract considerable interest after being offered for sale by private treaty.