my girlfriend is polish and irish, she wants to get a tattoo incorporating both of them something with a shamrock and something to do with poland combined, does anyone have any kind of idea of what to merge together for them?
I would steer clear of anything like shamrocks or leprechauns. Being Irish I wince whenever I see these kinds of tattoos. They are usually done by people who are not really Irish, are third or fourth generation or WANT to be Irish.
Either way they look cheesy!
You could do some research on Irish river gods or mythological creatures and then do the same for Polish ones and maybe try to incorporate the two.
January 26th, 2011 at 12:21 pm
i am polish and irish too! the only thing i can think of is getting a shamrock with the colors of poland’s flag! i actually have a shamrock tattoo and have been searching for an idea for a tattoo regarding my polish heritage, but have come up empty handed…best of luck to you
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January 26th, 2011 at 1:09 pm
perhaps she could use her family crests from both her polish and irish names…
I’m getting my two family crests, Connor and McGilligan, on my hip bones.
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January 26th, 2011 at 1:19 pm
I would steer clear of anything like shamrocks or leprechauns. Being Irish I wince whenever I see these kinds of tattoos. They are usually done by people who are not really Irish, are third or fourth generation or WANT to be Irish.
Either way they look cheesy!
You could do some research on Irish river gods or mythological creatures and then do the same for Polish ones and maybe try to incorporate the two.
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http://www.tao-of-tattoos.com/celtic-tattoos.html
January 26th, 2011 at 2:07 pm
Don’t know about the polish part but on the irish side she could get the claddaugh desighn. There is a beautiful story behind the ring and they could easily tattoo the claddaugh symbol.
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