This pattern is one found on ancient silver jewelry bracelets

They begin with a triskle of knotwork in the center

The Hill of Slane in County Meath is remembered as the place where Saint Patrick convinced the pagan High King of Ireland to convert to Christianity

taken from the opening page folio 29r of the Saint Matthew's Gospel in the 9th century illuminated manuscript

Amidst the vast array of Celtic imprints

Soldier Celtic Cross Tattoo Design iceland This pattern is one foundEvening's long shadows became the night, in the small Irish graveyard where I made the grave rubbing that became this tattoo pattern. Memorial to a soldier who had fought and died in a foreign land. Not forgotten.