St Patrick's Celtic Cross Tattoo Design celtic and Irish girls know there

and Irish girls know there is a horse born of the mists of the Western sea that can carry them to Tir n'Og

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and here the design is superimposed onto a Celtic Cross

The Lion of Saint Mark is one of the four revered symbols of the Evangelists

The Irish Celtic cross

St Patrick's Celtic Cross Tattoo Design celtic and Irish girls know thereSt Patrick is the Patron Saint of Ireland, and this high cross is erected over his grave. In this classic pattern are all the elements that make a true Celtic cross: the intricate knotwork in the arms and the inner circle, and the wheel representing the cycle of all life. As a tattoo this high cross image unites the wearer with the heritage that is the Isle of the Blessed.