Watch: Where faith, folklore and tattooing meet in Cork

Working from his studio on MacCurtain Street, Rob Sexton is combining tattooing with traditional wood carving. 

After learning from the Razuk family of Jerusalem, Coptic Christian tattooists tracing their craft back to the 1300's, Rob then returned to Cork to develop his own approach. 

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