Irish Travellers

Irish Traveller communities are located in Ireland, the United Kingdom, the United States and Canada.

Irish Travellers | People, Traditions, & Language - Britannica

Irish Travellers, a traditionally nomadic ethnic minority indigenous to Ireland. Irish Travellers live in Ireland and throughout Great ...

Can someone explain the history of Irish travellers and why they ...

They seem to be white Irish people who've chosen a nomadic lifestyle. And any differences in their genetics basically comes down to a more shallow gene pool.

The lives of young Irish Travellers, through our own eyes

Martin Beanz Warde: Travellers from across Ireland are chasing dreams that would have been unthinkable 20 years ago.

Irish Travellers | Michele Zousmer Photography

Both their lifestyles center on nomadic life, but they are two culturally different groups. Roma gypsies originate from northern India while the Irish ...

Irish Traveller Movement

Irish Travellers are an indigenous minority who, historical sources confirm, have been part of Irish society for centuries. Travellers long shared history, ...

Frequently Asked Questions - Friends, Families and Travellers

... Traveller way of life. Are Gypsies and Travellers ethnic groups? Romany Gypsies and Irish Travellers are recognised ethnic groups according to English law.

Irish Traveller Emigration to the United States

From the early 1800s on, they began to arrive in the US and became a particularly prominent community in the American South.

The Irish Travellers who No Longer Travel - france leclerc

The Irish Travellers had been nomadic for generations, travelling the countryside in horse-drawn carts and wagons, presumably because of the ...

*RE-UPLOAD* Irish Travellers I ARTE.tv Documentary - YouTube

Irish Travelers live on the fringes of society and their living conditions are on a downward spiral. A recent EU study revealed shocking ...

Who are the Irish Travellers in the US? - IrishCentral

There are Irish Traveller enclaves in Texas, in the Houston and Fort Worth areas, as well as in South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Arkansas, Mississippi, and ...

Genomic insights into the population structure and history of the Irish ...

The Irish Travellers are a community within Ireland, consisting of between 29,000–40,000 individuals, representing 0.6% of the Irish population ...

Irish Travellers Work to Define the Road Ahead in Contemporary ...

Travellers have their own shared culture that includes a separate language, matched marriages, the trades they practice, and more.

Irish Travellers say racism is causing a suicide crisis - BBC News

Racism and discrimination are being blamed for high suicide rates amongst Irish Travellers. They suffer some of the worst discrimination and ...

Romani (Gypsy), Roma and Irish Traveller History and Culture

Romany Gypsies have been in Britain since at least 1515 after migrating from continental Europe during the Roma migration from India. The term Gypsy comes from ...

Getting to know the Irish Travellers - Michele Zousmer

Getting to know the Irish Travellers · Spending time in the Irish Travellers community was an interesting and very unique experience. · They are ...

Scoping review on Physical Health Conditions in Irish Travellers ...

This review showed that the metabolic syndrome, asthma, bronchitis, tuberculosis and intentional injuries were 2–3 times more prevalent in Irish ...

Irish Travellers - Susan Furlong

Descendants of nomadic Irish peoples who immigrated to the United States during the Great Famine, the Travellers settled throughout the country in extended ...

Are Irish travellers so disliked? Why? - Quora

Due to their lifestyle many travellers have very poor educational standards, as a result they can't get well paid jobs and have a history of ...

Irish Traveller Americans - Wikipedia

Most Irish Travellers are in South Carolina and Texas, especially in the North Augusta and Fort Worth/White Settlement areas specifically. Irish Traveller ...