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The Claddagh Glass Pipe is from the ring bearing the same name. It belongs to a group of European finger rings called  "fede rings". The name "fede" derives from the Italian phrase mani in fede ("hands [joined] in faith" or "hands [joined] in loyalty"). These rings date from Roman times, when the gesture of clasped hands was a symbol of pledging vows, and they were used as engagement and wedding rings in medieval and Renaissance Europe. Towards the end of the 20th century there was an explosion of interest in the Claddagh Ring, both as jewelry and as an icon of Irish identity. In recent years it has been embellished with interlace designs and combined with other Celtic and Irish symbols, but this is a very recent phenomenon that corresponds with the worldwide expansion in popularity of the Claddagh ring as an emblem of Irish identity. Of course, we needed to make it for OUR family, so, we replaced the heart with something more appropriate that we have friendship and loyalty with! Hand Made in USA