A latecomer to tattoos

A grandmother’s story

Sir, – I enjoyed Emer McLysaght’s article on the history of her tattoos (“I already had seven tattoos but I knew this one would be different”, Features, March 24th).

I am a latecomer to tattoos but in the last three years I have had eight.

I am a grandmother of eight and, as far as I know, they like them almost as much as I do! I have three tiny hearts for my daughters.

I also have three tiny ducks because I collect them and two tiny stick people, a boy for my grandsons and a girl for my granddaughters.

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As McLysaght says, “it’s just skin and ink and we are only here for a blink of an eye!” – Yours, etc,

LAURA O’MARA,

Stillorgan,

Co Dublin.