The Legend of Ireland’s Claddagh Ring
Sold into slavery in Algeria, he became the apprentice of a Moorish goldsmith. Longing for the woman he left behind, he crafted a ring symbolizing love (heart), loyalty (crown), and friendship (hands).
Sold into slavery in Algeria, he became the apprentice of a Moorish goldsmith. Longing for the woman he left behind, he crafted a ring symbolizing love (heart), loyalty (crown), and friendship (hands).
Scholars and folklorists travelled to that remote island just to record her voice, knowing they were witnessing something that was vanishing from the modern world. In 1936, though Peig couldn’t write, her son Micheál transcribed her life story as she spoke it.
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