Claddagh ring it is a Irish ring it is missing the crown on top {Bartholomew Fallon was a 17th century Irish goldsmith, based in Galway, who made Claddagh rings until circa 1700. His name first appears in the will of one Dominick Martin, also a jeweller, dated 26 January 1676, in which Martin willed Fallon some of his tools. Fallon continued working as a goldsmith until 1700. His are among the oldest surviving examples of the Claddagh Ring, in many cases bearing his signature.[13]