Irish Tattoo Designs

Irish history and the Celtic traditions are abundant with images depicting their heritage. Renowned symbols were used throughout Irish history to represent this. These well known symbols included the Celtic cross and the Celtic knot. Irish tattoo designs descend from these original works of Irish and Celtic art. Throughout the ages Irish and Celtic people have drawn pride from their heritage and used these images to decorate their possessions. Signs and symbols steeped within Celtic society adorned paintings, jewelry and metal work. Their weaponry also contained crests and seals that reflected the heritage.

These passionate beliefs and ideals of this ancient group of people are represented today in the Irish tattoo designs that are inked on the new generation of Irish descendants. The Irish tattoo design represents the uncomplicated artistic qualities of Irish and Celtic design work.

Unlike the Maori of New Zealand or the Atayal of Taiwan where tattooing was an intricate part of their heritage there is no real evidence that Irish people engaged in the art of tattooing. There is a wealth of history available to gather ideas from though. Historical books such as “The Book of Kells” contains hundreds of pages of designs and symbols used within Celtic spiritualism and religion along with the beliefs of that time. Different symbols were used for different ceremonies and many Celtic and Irish designs were used to mark graves and would often impart something about the individual buried there.

With good research choosing from the multitude of Irish tattoo designs can be made a lot easier. Dependent on how much history you want to learn before making your decision this background information can only strengthen the connection that you with have with your tattoo. With all of this deep history behind the different symbols you can really get an understanding before you decide on which Irish tattoo design is the right one for you.

We’ve all heard about the “luck of the Irish”. Irish symbols often signify good luck or good fortune. An extremely popular Irish tattoo design is the Leprechaun. This mythical creature is part of Irish folklore and is depicted clad in a green coat and partakes in mischief and enjoys playing practical jokes.

Another well known and most popular of the Irish tattoo designs is the four leaf clover. This image is also renowned as a symbol of good luck. People have this tattoo to represent their good luck or as a charm to have good fortune brought into their life.

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