Tattoo shops in Waterford

Thinking about ink in Waterford, County Waterford? Start with the studios: 3 are mapped here. All 3 are mapped as tattoo studios proper, and each one is worth a portfolio browse before you commit — style varies more between shops than towns. A consultation costs nothing and tells you everything about how a shop runs.

This guide covers every tattoo shop we could verify in and around Waterford (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Yakuza Tattoo and Swineline, plus The Tattoo Parlour. If a studio's missing from Waterford's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet — the scene is bigger than any single dataset.

The Waterford tattoo lineup

3 in Waterford, plus 1 more around Waterford below:

What the map tells us about tattoo shops in Waterford

None of the 3 has opening hours in the map data, so treat this as a browse-and-discover trip. Most tattoo studios work by appointment anyway, so call or message before dropping in.

Most of the tattoo shops in Waterford list a phone number. Use it — a quick call tells you more about a studio's vibe than any review.

The Waterford tattoo shop tour

Plot these on a map and the day plans itself: Yakuza Tattoo on Michael Street, Swineline on Parnell Street, and The Tattoo Parlour on O'Connell Street. That's 3 stops on the Waterford tattoo shop tour.

Tattoo tips for Waterford

First tattoo or fiftieth — the rules don't change in Waterford:

• Small first tattoos are smart at Yakuza Tattoo. Your first session teaches you how your skin takes ink and how you handle the pain. Start modest.
• Ask about the deposit at Swineline. Custom pieces usually need a deposit that comes off the final price. Ask how it works before you sit down, not after.
• Don't pick the scabs. Healing tattoos itch and flake. Picking pulls ink out with the scab and leaves patchy spots.
• Wear the right clothes. Easy access to the spot being tattooed, and nothing you love — ink stains don't wash out.

Good to know

We searched about 40 km around Waterford — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new tattoo shop in Waterford can take a while to appear. Spotted a closure among the 3, or a tattoo shop we missed entirely? The map is the source of truth here — one OpenStreetMap edit corrects it for everyone.

We don't rate studios or artists, and we never list prices — those are between you and the shop. What we list is the where and the how-to-find, from places real mappers have verified.

If you run one of the 3 listed here and something's wrong — a closure, a move, new hours — the fix is the same: update the shop on OpenStreetMap and the correction flows through to this page on the next daily refresh.

Worth the trip: more tattoo shops around Waterford

1 more within about 40 km of Waterford, nearest first: