Irish Traveller
Indigenous itinerant group
Irish Travellers are a traditionally nomadic ethnic group indigenous to Ireland, with their own customs, language (Shelta or Cant), and strong family structures.
They have faced discrimination and social marginalization in Ireland and Britain.
The term distinguishes them from Romani people, though both groups are sometimes loosely called "Gypsies." Also called Travellers or, historically and often disparagingly, tinkers.
Traveling group with goods
- horse fairEvent trading equines
- tinsmithingCraft of shaping tin
- hawkingSport using trained raptors
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
Appleby · step dancing · bare-knuckle boxing · matchmaking · wedding · fortune telling · oral tradition · folklore
Without fixed residence
- itinerantMoving for work
- caravanTraveling group with goods
- trailerPromotional film excerpt
- horse tradingShrewd, give-and-take negotiation
seasonal work · mobility · extended family · close-knit · self-employment · fairs · gathering · migration patterns
Shared cultural heritage group
- indigenousOriginating in a region
- minoritySmaller part of whole
- communityCollective of connected people
- kinshipState of being related
clan · ancestry · lineage · bloodline · genealogy · family · recognition · ethnic group
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- stigmaMark of dishonor
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
- stereotypingOversimplified group-based judgments
- racismPrejudice based on ethnicity
inequality · marginalization · eviction · educational barriers · healthcare access · unemployment · poverty · civil rights
Nativized pidgin tongue
- vocabularyOne's word collection
- phrasesConnected word groups
- secret languageConcealed mode of communication
- code-switchingAlternating between linguistic varieties
caravan
Traveling group with goods
- horse fairEvent trading equines
- tinsmithingCraft of shaping tin
- hawkingSport using trained raptors
Appleby · storytelling · step dancing · bare-knuckle boxing · matchmaking · wedding · fortune telling · oral tradition · folklore · music
nomadic
Without fixed residence
horse trading · seasonal work · mobility · extended family · close-knit · self-employment · fairs · gathering · migration patterns
ethnicity
Shared cultural heritage group
- indigenousOriginating in a region
- minoritySmaller part of whole
- communityCollective of connected people
kinship · clan · ancestry · lineage · bloodline · genealogy · family · recognition · ethnic group · census
prejudice
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- stigmaMark of dishonor
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
- stereotypingOversimplified group-based judgments
racism · inequality · marginalization · eviction · educational barriers · healthcare access · unemployment · poverty · civil rights · advocacy
creole
Nativized pidgin tongue
- vocabularyOne's word collection
- phrasesConnected word groups
- secret languageConcealed mode of communication
Irish Travellerhouseholder
Home's primary resident
homeowner · permanent resident · landowner · property owner · townie
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