On the 4th of May, 1902, 8 fishermen from the Claddagh fishing village lost their lives while sailing on Galway Bay, near the village of Killcolgan.
Claddagh rings have been used often as plot devices in films and television, such as in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer episodes "Surprise", "Innocence", "Becoming, Part One", "Leap Year" and "Faith, Hope & Trick".