Chris O'Rourke Tattooist

Chris O'Rourke Tattooist Tattoo Apprentice based in NI. New to this, eager to try EVERYTHING & loving the Journey.

Sketchy Atlas tattoo for Sangirdis. 🌍 Atlas symbolises strength, endurance & perserverance as he holds up the celestial ...
27/10/2025

Sketchy Atlas tattoo for Sangirdis. 🌍 Atlas symbolises strength, endurance & perserverance as he holds up the celestial sphere ✨️ We added ancient Lithianian symbols throughout, thanks for teaching me a bit about them. 🌀 Great sit for your first tattoo! 🌿
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'Tis the season baby' 🌱🍄🌿The rare occasion I get to try colour! 🌙🍂✨️ Anyone else obsessed with mushies this autumn? 🌀   ...
21/10/2025

'Tis the season baby' 🌱🍄🌿The rare occasion I get to try colour! 🌙🍂✨️ Anyone else obsessed with mushies this autumn? 🌀
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🐇 The swift & sacred hare, never to be eaten by a Celt. ✨️ In the Irish tale of the famous warrior Oisín, he hunted a ha...
17/10/2025

🐇 The swift & sacred hare, never to be eaten by a Celt. ✨️ In the Irish tale of the famous warrior Oisín, he hunted a hare wounding its leg. He curiously followed it deep into a large thicket, where he found a door leading down into the ground. 🌿 He explored the magical house, coming to a large hall where he found seated in front of him a beautiful young fairy woman. 🌙 Her leg was bleeding, from where Oisín had injured her as a hare. From that day forward Oisín swore never to eat another hare. ✨️
Thank you for a fun tattoo and cool conversations!
*hard placement to photograph, swipe for video**

Alllll the ancient marks for Conor ✨️ This time we turned them into seaweed for this custom Rón.  🦭 As a celtic spirit a...
27/06/2025

Alllll the ancient marks for Conor ✨️ This time we turned them into seaweed for this custom Rón. 🦭 As a celtic spirit animal seals are often associated with the Selkie, a symbol of wild freedom & transformation. 🌀 Seals have a duel nature, so are known for both kindness & vengeance, so make a lovely symbol for protection too. 🌿 Always good to have you back in, my FIRST ever client & close pal, thanks for always giving me freedom! ❤️

Wee custom celtic dragonfly for Caitlin. ✨️ The background was made from some ancient celtic marks we found, marks that ...
18/06/2025

Wee custom celtic dragonfly for Caitlin. ✨️ The background was made from some ancient celtic marks we found, marks that our ancestors would have used to measure the heavens, the earth's and all the in-between.🌀 Few hawthorn flowers for protection too. 🌿 we might be a wee bit away with the fairies but sure it's the best place to be 🧚‍♀️🧚‍♀️🧚‍♀️

Absolutely loved doing this piece based off of my clients photo from his family home on Achill Island. 🌿 (We even got hi...
14/06/2025

Absolutely loved doing this piece based off of my clients photo from his family home on Achill Island. 🌿 (We even got his mas wee birth cottage in there). The ogham translates to ancestral home, Oisin was also heavily inspired by lonely island by , so we hid a wee nod to their album cover on the other corner. 🚣‍♂️ Absolute pleasure to do, listening to tunes & sharing stories. What it should all be about ✨️☀️🌀

Sick and spicy placement on this cutie from yesterday! Very brave gal. That's us ready for the new season of stranger th...
12/06/2025

Sick and spicy placement on this cutie from yesterday! Very brave gal. That's us ready for the new season of stranger things now!

Fine Line & Stipple Legend of Zelda piece done a wee while ago. ✨️ Such a fun & nostalgic piece to do. 🌿✨️🎮🎮            ...
28/04/2025

Fine Line & Stipple Legend of Zelda piece done a wee while ago. ✨️ Such a fun & nostalgic piece to do. 🌿✨️🎮🎮

Sage/Quartz/Sunburst healing hand for Colette our shop mum.✨️🌿 Thank you for always trusting me to try something new ✨️ ...
11/04/2025

Sage/Quartz/Sunburst healing hand for Colette our shop mum.✨️🌿 Thank you for always trusting me to try something new ✨️

Start of a Greek mythology half sleeve from a while back. 🌿 Absolutely loving this project, it encompasses all the thing...
10/04/2025

Start of a Greek mythology half sleeve from a while back. 🌿 Absolutely loving this project, it encompasses all the things I love, art history, ancient civilisations and hot bais. ✨️If you seen this project finished recently on my stories, you didn't! (I swear il get better at posting on socials lol). Progress pics coming soon ✌️

✨️ Fine line birth flowers wrap around ankle ✨️🌿🌸. Well done on your first tattoo! 🌿👌
22/10/2024

✨️ Fine line birth flowers wrap around ankle ✨️🌿🌸. Well done on your first tattoo! 🌿👌

Eroded realistic High Cross of Ardboe ✨️ The name "Ard Boe" means "Hill of the cow", and comes from a legend that the mo...
11/10/2024

Eroded realistic High Cross of Ardboe ✨️ The name "Ard Boe" means "Hill of the cow", and comes from a legend that the monastery that sat here (burnt down ~12th century) was built from the milk of a magic cow out of Lough Neagh. ✨️ Love this symbol as it combines the Pagan sun cross with the elongated Christian cross, much symbolising the journey of early celtic society. Also love the lil eroded alien's that make up the imagery now 👽✨️🍄 Thank you for the trust and freedom on this one, and letting me nerd out! 🌿

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