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The Irish state and Irish Travellers. There was no specific state focus on Travellers prior to the creation of an independent Irish state in 1922. Issues with traditional travelling groups came under loosely defined vagrancy laws, from when Ireland was part of the United Kingdom.
Jun 5, 2024 · Irish Travellers, a traditionally nomadic ethnic minority indigenous to Ireland. Irish Travellers live in Ireland and throughout Great Britain, with smaller communities in Canada and the United States.
Irish Travellers are an indigenous minority who, historical sources confirm, have been part of Irish society for centuries. Travellers long shared history, cultural values, language, customs and traditions make them a self-defined group, and one which is recognisable and distinct.
Aug 17, 2016 · An ethnic minority in Ireland, the Travellers have lived on the margins of mainstream Irish society for centuries. Efforts have been made to incorporate the nomadic group into mainstream culture...
Mar 16, 2017 · After a long battle, Irish Travellers were finally officially recognised as an indigenous ethnic minority by Ireland’s government in early March 2017. Here, Culture Trip takes a look at the origins of the Irish Travelling community and how the historic ruling came about.
Apr 29, 2010 · Travellers, "the people of walking," are often referred to as the Gypsies of Ireland. Mistrusted for the most part, their traditions and lifestyle are not well understood within the larger...
Nov 28, 2012 · In the 1960s Alen MacWeeney photographed indigenous Irish nomads called the Travellers. Fifty years later his raw and gritty photos are a historical look at a culture that is slowly fading into...
Apr 18, 2022 · Irish Travellers suffer some of the worst discrimination and poverty of any ethnic group in Europe, according to European Union research, external.
Irish Travellers, or Mincéirí, have a shared history, culture and language. They are a distinct ethnic minority group, as well as being a part of Irish society for centuries. The distinct ethnicity of Travellers was officially recognised in Ireland on 1 March 2017.
This leaflet explores the history of Irish Travellers, the traditional nomads of Ireland. Irish Travellers are an indigenous ethnic minority, also known as “Mincéir”, “Pavee” and “Lucht Siúl” - which is Irish for “the walking people”.
