Further to yesterday's blog....

I'd like to thank my good buddy Rick, who took the time to research the missing link in my Claddagh blog: Beathauile.

Ricky writes, "the crown represents Beathauile. Beathauile does not appear to be a person or a god but appears to represent all of life. Gaelic-English dictionaries indicate that beatha translates to the word life and uile to the word whole or all."

All in all, to me, the Claddagh quite possibly is the most complete symbol of human relationship to have been wrought by man.