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	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Irish Travellers
		Irish Travellers are distinguished from the settled communities of the countries in which they live by their own language and customs.
		Traveller advocacy groups insist that Travellers are a distinct ethnic group with a history of many centuries and that negative treatment of Travellers thus amounts to racism.
		Traveller advocates counter that Travellers are a distinct ethnic group with an ancient history, and there is no statistical evidence that Traveller presence raises the local crime rate (e.g., Basildon in Essex, which has the largest Traveller population in the UK, has average crime rates for its population size, although this evidence is hardly conclusive).
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Irish-Travellers (689 words)

	Irish Traveller - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Irish Travellers are distinguished from the settled communities of the countries in which they live by their own language and customs.
		Traveller advocates counter that Travellers are a distinct ethnic group with an ancient history, and there is no statistical evidence that Traveller presence raises the local crime rate (e.g., Basildon in Essex, which has the largest Traveller population in the UK, has average crime rates for its population size, although this evidence is hardly conclusive).
		A travelling tinker family is depicted in the movie The Field and the daughter is frowned upon as a potential bride.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Irish_Traveller (1241 words)

	Travellers of Irish heritage
		Irish Traveller communities are the largest of the Traveller groups in the Ealing area.
		Travellers were well-represented in general Irish immigration to the Southall area after 1945, and the Livestock market still attracts a strong Gypsy Traveller involvement.
		Traditional Traveller stopping places have disappeared with the expanses of common land that were swallowed in the contemporary expansion of the London conurbation.
	www.ealing.gov.uk /services/community/travellers_in_ealing/Travellers_of_Irish_heritage.html (324 words)

	Irish Traveller
		Irish Travellers (also called Irish Gypsies or Irish Tinkers) are itinerant people of Irish origin living in Great Britain, Ireland and the United States.
		The Shelta language is the traditional language of the Irish Travellers, adapted as a jargon from the Irish language.
		Travellers are a small indigenous minority, documented as being part of Irish society for centuries.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ir/Irish_traveller.html (254 words)

	History Ireland Feature - Inventing Irish Traveller History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Responses to the question on Traveller origins varied wildly, from 'descendants of old Irish metal workers scattered after the break-up of Irish society in the seventeenth century' or 'the descendants of [Irish] princes and kings' to 'the lost children of Israel'.
		My objection to the drop-out theory in relation to Irish Travellers is not that it's unpalatable but that it is demonstrably untrue and blatantly motivated by a political agenda: to justify their 're'-assimilation into mainstream Irish society.
		The Irish for tin is stán, the root of stánadóir, tinsmith—a word never collectively applied to Travellers, who are known as an Lucht Siúil, literally 'the walking people'; the word tincéir is, like búistéir and báicéir (butcher and baker), derived from English and not vice versa.
	www.historyireland.com /magazine/features/12.4FeatA.html (2312 words)

	Unwelcome Stares at Quiet Clan
		Descendants of nomadic Irish traders and tinsmiths known as the Tinkers who immigrated to the United States 150 years ago, the Irish Travelers have protected their archaic culture by keeping the outside world at bay.
		The Irish Travelers who settled in the United States in the 19th century migrated to different parts of the country and established their own clan groups, often with little intermingling across regions.
		Several Travelers were arrested a few years ago over a scam in which a Traveler wore a white lab coat and a stethoscope and went door to door in rural South Carolina, telling old folks he was there to examine them for an increase in their Social Security benefits.
	www.rickross.com /reference/irish_travelers/irish_travelers10.html (2141 words)

	SAOIRSE32 :: Irish Travellers :: February :: 2005
		Responses to the question on Traveller origins varied wildly, from ‘descendants of old Irish metal workers scattered after the break-up of Irish society in the seventeenth century’ or ‘the descendants of [Irish] princes and kings’ to ‘the lost children of Israel’.
		My objection to the drop-out theory in relation to Irish Travellers is not that it’s unpalatable but that it is demonstrably untrue and blatantly motivated by a political agenda: to justify their ‘re’-assimilation into mainstream Irish society.
		The Irish for tin is stán, the root of stánadóir, tinsmith—a word never collectively applied to Travellers, who are known as an Lucht Siúil, literally ‘the walking people’; the word tincéir is, like búistéir and báicéir (butcher and baker), derived from English and not vice versa.
	saoirse32.blogsome.com /2005/02/23/irish-travellers (2376 words)

	::Young Gypsy-Traveller:: Boring Bit! ::
		Pupils in the Traveller of Irish Heritage and Gypsy/Roma ethnic groups are known to be underrepresented in the Annual School Census and also have a high proportion of absence during the tests/exams.
		The proportion of pupils in the Traveller of Irish Heritage group who have met or are working beyond the Early Learning Goals is lower in 2005 than it was in 2004 and the gap between this group and the average for all pupils has widened in all except one of the scales (see Figure 21).
		Traveller of Irish Heritage and Gypsy/Roma pupils who were not low attainers at Key Stage 1 had the greatest chance of moving into the low attaining group at Key Stage 2 (33% and 29% respectively) compared to White British, Indian and Chinese pupils who had less than a 10% chance of becoming low attainers.
	www.gypsy-traveller.org /cyberpilots/adult_section/gov_policy.htm (4857 words)

	roma in the uk
		Irish Travellers (sometimes known as "itinerants" or "Tinkers") are a very small minority group in Ireland.
		Many of the Travellers may also be the descendants of people who were left homeless as a result of the Irish potato famines of the nineteenth century.
		The Travellers of Ireland by Donald Kenrick (Patrin)
	groups.msn.com /romaintheuk/irishtravellers.msnw (1035 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal
		Irish Travellers (sometimes known as tinkers because they worked repairing tin ware) are a nomadic or itinerant people of Irish origin living in Ireland, Great Britain and the United States.
		Irish Travellers distinguish themselves from the settled communities of the countries in which they live by their own language and customs.
		Traveller advocates, including the Commission for Racial Equality, counter that Travellers are a distinct ethnic group with an ancient history, and claim that there is no statistical evidence that Traveller presence raises or lowers the local crime rate.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Irish_Traveller (1521 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Travellers are marginalised and excluded from all of the institutions and structures of Irish society.
		Travellers were subjected to an organised physical attack in Glenamaddy, Co. Galway, for having the cheek to drink in one of the few pubs that served them.
		Travellers' struggle for civil rights should be seen in the context of all the major social and political movements of the past fifty years and not as something separate or peculiar to Ireland or to Irish Travellers.
	www.spunk.org /texts/pubs/rbr/rbr2/sp001125.txt (3737 words)

	Research and Publications: Room To Roam
		It is hoped that the report will offer a starting point for further investigation into the health and welfare needs of the Irish Traveller community, and that it will contribute to the empowerment, improved quality of life and life chances of that community, particularly in the spheres of health, education and social welfare.
		Irish Travellers are an indigenous minority in Ireland, north and south, who have a long history both of emigration to Britain, and of moving between Britain and Ireland.
		In 2000 Action Group for Irish Youth was awarded a National Lottery Community Fund grant of £204,500 in a successful Irish community consortium bid with BIAS Travellers’ Project and St Mary’s College to undertake research into the extent and effects of exclusion and marginalization on the Irish Traveller community in England.
	www.irish.org.uk /research_roam.shtml (500 words)

	Travellers in Ireland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		According to legend, the Roma and their descendants are bound to travel for seven years: with each new generation, the travels must continue thus causing the entire family to lead a nomadic lifestyle.
		Travellers are widely acknowledged as one of the most marginalised and disadvantaged groups in Irish society.
		Travellers fare poorly on every indicator used to measure disadvantage: unemployment, poverty, social exclusion, health status, infant mortality, life expectancy, illiteracy, education and training levels, access to decision making and political representation, gender equality, access to credit, accommodation and living conditions.
	www.irishclans.com /articles/travellers.html (666 words)

	Traveller Communities - Irish Travellers
		Irish Travellers are a distinct ethnic minority community and have a separate identity, culture, history and language.
		Travellers have a common ancestry and one is born a Traveller.
		Travellers have the same rights as the majority population and now have protection under the Race Relaltions Act in the UK as a recognised ethnic minority community.
	www.travellersinleeds.co.uk /_travellers/travCommsIrish.html (361 words)

	Irish travellers and their association with Roma Gypsies - Indymedia Ireland
		A paper on the subject entitled “The origins of the Irish Travellers and the genetic structure of Ireland” concludes that “the Travellers are undoubtedly of Irish ancestry, due to their proximity to the centroid.
		A paper on the subject entitled “The origins of the Irish Travellers and the genetic structure of Ireland” [Ann Hum Biol 2000 Sep-Oct;27(5):453-65 ] concludes that “the Travellers are undoubtedly of Irish ancestry, due to their proximity to the centroid.
		The travellers have there own language that is all ill say about it, as it was kept secret for hundreds of years and only now stupid travellers are writing books or telling every one they meet so that thell feel important.
	www.indymedia.ie /article/68053 (1445 words)

	A Very Irish Apartheid - Indymedia Ireland
		Travellers experience prejudice of every shape and form on a daily basis and thus are denied their basic human rights when it comes to utilizing the most basic services in society.
		The under representation of Travellers in the Irish Education system is one of the most worrying examples of the inequality and discrimination that over the last fifty odd years have been stitched deep into the fabric of modern Irish society.
		Travellers ethnicity stems from their long shared history, cultural values, language, customs and traditions make them a self-defined group, and one which is recognisable and distinct.
	ie.indymedia.org /article/63647 (1398 words)

	NCCRI Community Support - Traveller and Roma Community
		The Traveller identity is marked by a number of common features; a common history and experience, an oral tradition, their own language, value system and of course a nomadic way of life.
		While Irish Travellers are native to Ireland, they have much in common with European Roma, Sinti and Gypsies such as their nomadic tradition, a tendency to live in extended families, and a history of having to protect their identity from attempts to assimilate them into the majority population.
		Membership of the Traveller community was identified as one of the nine grounds for discrimination under the Employment Equality Act 1998 and the Equal Status Act 2000.
	www.nccri.ie /cdsu-travellers.html (1783 words)

	Irish travellers, Ireland's minority culture
		Irish Travellers are Ireland's largest minority, who struggle to find a place in society while maintaining their distinct culture.
		Irish Travellers are poor, undereducated, and on the receiving end of discrimination.
		As is the case with the Romani, the Irish Travellers are seen by many as a group of immoral, ignorant, criminals and con artists.
	mi.essortment.com /irishtravellers_ryjv.htm (595 words)

	UCC Press Release: [short title here] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		While the numbers of Travellers attending primary and secondary school is increasing their participation in third level continues to be low.
		At present almost all Travellers of primary school age are registered in schools and approximately 1,500 Travellers are registered in post primary schools.
		While there are still many issues to be addressed in relation to primary and post primary education, Traveller families now have a better understanding of the value of education and education providers are striving to improve their ability to address the particular educational needs of Travellers.
	www.ucc.ie /opa/pr/PRTravellers.html (337 words)

	Irish Post: Parliament to hear speech from young Irish Traveller (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		A YOUNG girl from the Irish Traveller community in London is set to address MPs at the House of Commons this week.
		She said: "At present it is difficult for many young Irish Travellers to participate in UKYP," she said, "because in the main the project is run by local authorities who tend to promote almost exclusively through local secondary schools.
		And she said that future generations of Travellers would have a more positive experience of the political system as a result of being directly involved in it.
	www.irishpost.co.uk /news/story.asp?j=1685 (406 words)

	Pavee Point Travellers Centre - Frequently Asked Questions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Irish Travellers are a people with a separate identity, culture and history, although they are as fully Irish as the majority population.
		Travellers do have their own language, called "cant" or "gammon", which is sometimes referred to by academics as "shelta".
		Travellers are native to Ireland; they have been part of Irish society for centuries.
	www.paveepoint.ie /pav_faq_a.html (439 words)

	Irish Medical Journal
		Traveller Health A National Strategy which was circulated this May 2002 represents the next step in addressing the disadvantage suffered by Travellers.
		In 1981 Travellers took a test case to the Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg claiming that their constitutional rights to educate their children were being denied.
		Travellers will be actively encouraged to sit on committees concerned with their health care.
	www.imj.ie /Issue_detail.aspx?pid=2395&type=Contents&searchString=travellers (632 words)

	The settled Irish don't accept that Travellers are ancient
		There is a strong tendency amongst "settled" Irish to believe that the Irish Travellers became itinerant in recent years.
		Some people have joined the Travellers' lineage during the various desperate periods in Irish history; but the story of the lineage itself is not that of a people driven out onto the road by homelessness.
		It looks now as if the Irish Travellers may be a remnant of that people, and a way of life that is long past — a vestige, in fact, of aboriginal Irish culture.
	www.geocities.com /stevenedw/goeswithoutsaying.html (541 words)

	Traveller health strategy due
		In particular, travellers' health is affected by accidents, metabolic disorders in the under 14 age group, respiratory ailments and some congenital disorders.
		Travellers also have a much higher infant mortality rate, compared with the rest of the Irish population.
		Traveller women are more than three times as likely to miscarry or have a stillborn child as other pregnant Irish women.
	www.irishhealth.com /index.html?level=4&id=2277 (223 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Traveller communities have a long history in Britain and Irish Travellers form a small percentage of these nomadic groups.
		In 2000 Irish Travellers were granted ethnic minority status protecting them under the Race Relations Act 1976.
		This ruling was a positive development for the many Travellers who are refused entry and service in shops and pubs due to their ethnic origin.
	www.iccmanchester.org.uk /index.php?id2=6 (244 words)

	What is an Irish Traveler? - By Brendan I. Koerner - Slate Magazine
		Irish Travelers, also known as "White Gypsies," are members of a nomadic ethnic group of uncertain origin.
		Travelers once roamed from town to town in horse-drawn carts, earning their keep by busking and tinsmithing; because of the latter vocation, they were nicknamed "Tinkers," a word that's now considered something of a slur.
		Though prejudice against Travelers has abated over the years, they are still widely stereotyped as thieves and troublemakers; according to a recent poll, 70 percent of Irish citizens wouldn't accept a Traveler as a friend.
	www.slate.com /?id=2071456 (476 words)

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