Contents
- 0.1 Why do Travellers behave badly?
- 0.2 What is the personality of a Traveller?
- 0.3 What is the mindset of a Traveller?
- 0.4 Why are Travellers different?
- 0.5 What is the average age of Travellers?
- 1 At what age do Travellers marry?
- 2 Is it good to be a traveller?
- 3 Why are so many Travellers criminals?
- 4 Are Travellers happy?
Why do Travellers behave badly?
Bigger problems – But (perhaps surprisingly) the reports of bad behaviour this summer have not been limited to tourists from the UK. Culprits have also emerged from the USA, Canada, Germany, France and beyond. It seems that tourists from all over Europe and North America are contributing to cringeworthy criminal damage.
It’s easy to blame this on a few barbaric individuals. But that ignores a much bigger factor: the systemic failings of mass tourism that have been causing problems for years. At the heart of many of these reported instances of bad behaviour is the issue of overtourism, Caused by throngs of tourists heading to popular destinations and overwhelming them, it was being discussed well before 2020 – but feels distinctly current in the wake of tourism’s vengeful, post-pandemic return.
Kostas Sakavaras has operated private tours in Santorini for 25 years, and hasn’t failed to notice the negative impact that ballooning visitor numbers have had on his island: things like litter-filled streets, damage to the island’s ecosystem and priced-out residents.
The surge of visitors has outpaced the island’s infrastructure capacity, hampering the overall visitor experience due to sheer volume,’ he says. ‘The situation is worsened by the environmental impact and overdevelopment.’ ‘Disneyfication’ makes it easy to forget that people live there And although it might not seem obvious, this kind of mass tourism is also closely linked to individuals behaving badly.
R esponsible travel expert Siobhán Daly has some insight on how we can progress towards a better balance. ‘There was a really interesting study released in 2021,’ she says, ‘that stated that the reason that tourists behaved differently abroad was that they were disconnected from the residents.
- Because they didn’t feel connected, they felt that there was a lower likelihood that they’d be judged for bad behaviour.’ Part of the reason that we remain so disconnected is ‘Disneyfication’, says Nikki Padilla Rivera, the co-founder of the Global Guide Alliance.
- The term refers to the phenomenon where the travel industry makes accommodations in order for tourists to feel like a place exists solely for them, as a vacation spot.
She adds: ‘It makes it easy to forget people live there.’ This, she says, when mixed with the powerful influence of, well, influencers, and rose-tinted ‘travel aesthetic’ content shared with little context can lead to ‘an ignorance around any local sensitivities,’ blinding us to our surroundings and encouraging us to prioritise our own interests – often to the detriment of destination residents.
So that could well be a major part of the reason for people behaving badly while they’re travelling: because they don’t really think they’re in a real place, filled with real people, who might prefer it if tourists didn’t carve their name into their historic buildings or stagger around the streets causing a nuisance.
It’s main-character energy, on tour.
Why do Travellers have a lower life expectancy?
TRAVELLERS have the same life expectancy as people living in the Ireland of the 1940s, with half dying before reaching the age of 39. Death rates among the community are completely out of line with the rest of the population and there has been no improvement in life expectancy for travellers in 20 years.
- A stark new report shows that seven in 10 members of the 30,000-strong community die before reaching their 59th birthday, and that one in 10 children die before reaching the age of two – compared to just 1pc in the general population.
- And Travellers are 10 times more likely to die in road accidents, and three times more likely to take their own lives than members of the settled community.
The report also found: * Traveller infants aged under two are 10 times more likely to die from SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) or congenital diseases than the settled community. * Perversely, Travellers are less likely to die from a stroke, heart attack or cancer because they are unlikely to reach ages where these conditions occur.
In the total population, 2.6pc of all deaths are for people aged under 25 years. The figure for the Travelling community is 32pc. Yesterday Archbishop Diarmuid Martin said longevity was a ‘joy’ denied to the community, with many Travellers living in ‘third world’ conditions. “Anyone reading this will be moved to sadness, and indeed even to anger, to see just how deep that disadvantage reaches into the most fundamental elements of human dignity,” he said.
“One can truly say that God has gifted the generations of our times with the gift of longevity. it is a joy that eludes the Traveller community.” The findings are contained in a new book, ‘Travellers’ Last Rights: Responding to Death in a Cultural Context’, compiled by the Parish of the Travelling People from data related to 255 people and collated between 1995 and 2004 in the Dublin area.
It shows that the most common cause of death among males was roadtraffic accidents (22pc), with young men aged less than 39 years of age accounting for all suicide deaths. Common Coronary illness (16pc) and road traffic accidents (16pc) were the most common forms of death for the Traveller population as a whole.
Cancer kills 25pc of women. “While providing pastoral care services to Travellers at times of death and bereavement we were increasingly concerned about the age profile and cause of death,” co-author Fr Stephen Monaghan said. The study recommends that diversity policies be adopted by service providers including the Gardai, hospitals, clergy, undertakers and prison service and that anti-racism training be provided.
Do Travellers marry non Travellers?
Do Irish Travellers marry non-Travellers? – While intermarriage with non-Travellers is not common, there are instances where individuals from both communities have married outside their own group. However, these cases are relatively rare and are not typically encouraged within the Traveller community.
Why do Gypsies have to move?
Why do Gypsies/Travellers pursue a travelling lifestyle? – In most cases it has been a way of life for generations. Their way of life means that they travel the country staying for various periods in different locations in order to earn a living for themselves and their family.
Like other minority ethnic groups Gypsies and Travellers have their own language, culture and traditions. These are passed down the family and, as in any family, the onus on keeping them varies from family to family. Gypsies and Travellers may move into houses, but do not lose their culture or ethnic status.
Many move into houses for health reasons, or to give their children an education. Many will still travel in the summer months, even if they are based in a house.
What is the personality of a Traveller?
Let’s analyze 12 common characteristics of people who love traveling. Bear in mind that many of these are learned traits that are refined the more one travels. And if you are an aspiring traveler – the best advice I can give you is take the plunge. Traveling will change you for the better.
Without a doubt.1. We are adventurous Traveling more often than not involves venturing out into the unknown. It involves traveling to a new place, meeting new people and engaging in new experiences. As travelers, we naturally have an adventurous spirit. It is part of who we are, and the more we travel, the more we feed this spirit.
Adventure is our normal.2. We are empathetic We have a strong sense of empathy. This is a culmination of our diverse experiences, the diverse cultures we encounter and the diversity of the people we meet. We may encounter immense poverty in certain countries.
- We will share stories with random strangers.
- We will work random jobs, from being a bartender, to a cleaner and even a waiter.
- We have experienced tough times such as being stranded or having our bags stolen.
- All these experiences and encounters allow us to accept and appreciate differences amongst people.
They allow us to see the world differently and see things through another persons’ point of view.3. We are willing to learn; we are curious As we move from place to place and meet new people we continuously find ourselves learning new things (whether out of choice or not).
We become intensely curious about everything and are eager to learn new things, whether it be cultural customs or a new skill.4. We welcome change; it’s a way of life When we travel, the only constant is change. We find ourselves surrounded by new people and new places regularly. Over time, we learn to welcome those changes.
We learn to expect them. When we meet a new person, we are cognisant of the fact that that person has their own travel itinerary in mind and they probably won’t be around forever. Change becomes a way of life.5. We have higher self-awareness Self-awareness refers to our knowledge and awareness of our own personality and character.
- It also allows us to understand ourselves better and how others perceive you.
- It is the first step in developing your EQ and it is shaped by our experiences.
- As travelers, we draw from a diverse spectrum of experiences as it relates to people and cultures.
- Through traveling often and reflecting on those experiences we develop higher self-awareness.6.
We have higher self-esteem Whilst we travel, we find ourselves continuously pushing ourselves out of our comfort zones. We talk to random strangers. We meet new people at hostels. We create travel plans on the move. We overcome challenges such as having to deal with having money stolen (this happened to me; my entire account was cleaned out in New Zealand).
All this improves our confidence in our own abilities; to overcome any challenges that are thrown our way. Traveling develops our self-esteem.7. We know ourselves better This may seem cliché, but it’s true. Traveling teaches us about our strengths, our weakness, what we like and don’t like. It teaches us about our personality.
For example during my travels, I spent time living and working on a dairy farm (very remote) and also time living and working in a city, where I lived with 16 people in a house. I enjoyed both experiences, but at some point, I either longed for more human interaction (when working on the dairy farm) or more ‘me-time’ (whilst working in the city).
I am an introvert and an extrovert. What have you learned about yourself through traveling? 8. We are more observant It may not seem obvious that we as travelers are observant. After all, there is so much that we need to take in as we move from place to place. Surely our brains will filter out a lot of information as to prevent information overload? If you think about it though it is for that exact reason that we are more observant.
We have become accustomed to taking in a lot. A sensory overload if you like. Of sights. Places. People. Our brains are well accustomed to taking in a lot more and as a result we filter out less. We have trained ourselves to observe more. And besides, we have far less distractions such as mobile phones and laptops.9.
We are more grateful Gratitude is the base or foundation from which appreciation grows. When we are traveling we are often exposed to other people who live in immense poverty. We are exposed to ways of living that seem morally incorrect. This makes us more grateful for what we do have. For being able to have food.
To be able to afford to actually travel in the first place. It’s easy to forget.10. We are more appreciative From our feelings of gratitude, we develop a greater appreciation. We find beauty in those things that we previously took for granted. We accept, that that plate of food we have is giving us the needed nutrition.
We recognize it’s value. We are more than grateful for those hiking shoes, we appreciate the value they provide in supporting our feet hike after hike. We appreciate our family and friends back home. Our appreciation is heightened.11. We are very independent When I was traveling and landed in New Zealand I didn’t have much money, but I made it work and organized myself accommodation and work.
When we travel, we realize it is just us and the big wide world. We are responsible for every step and action we take. Where we go. The places we see. The people we interact with. We learn to deal with any challenges that come our way, whether it be having to sort out visas, book accommodation or even organize a job.12.
We adapt well Traveling by nature requires us to continuously adapt; to new environments, experiences and people. Traveling to a new country where there is different food, language(s) and ways of living, requires us to adapt our diets, learn some of the local language and function within new laws. There is constant change and we need to constantly adapt.
Use that on your CV when applying for a job, where someone is skeptical about your ability to adapt to a new position. Nick Darlington
What is the mindset of a Traveller?
Millennials in the work force are traveling more than any generation before. Each year, they average five business trips, compared to just two for those aged 35 and up. By 2020, millennials are projected to account for 50% of all business travel and 20% of all leisure travel.
Besides just being fun, the travel trend sweeping Gen Y may actually be making them more productive. Neuroscientists claim that traveling increases the neuroplasticity of the brain, supporting creativity and innovation. “Foreign experiences increase both cognitive flexibility and depth and integrativeness of thought, the ability to make deep connections between disparate forms,” says Adam Galinsky, a professor at Columbia University.
That’s why one young person is capitalizing on the benefits of travel to enhance the quality of her life and business year-round, and empowering others to do the same. Meet Ginger Kern, founder of The Traveler’s Mindset, a community hub helping thousands of travelers have transformational experiences abroad.
She’s also a TEDx speaker, a leadership coach, and an avid traveler who tallied an impressive 25 countries by age 25. This week on the Unconventional Life podcast, Ginger shares how you can integrate the supercharged mindset of a traveler into your everyday life. Kern’s passion for travel stems from her love of adventure books as child.
Growing up in quiet Milwaukee, WI, she recalls noticing a stark contrast between her life and the life of the stories’ characters. “I noticed all these characters would have these amazing adventures but I was just sitting there,” Kern jokes. The books invited Kern to a reality of adventure and possibility.
In college, she chose to study French, German, and Italian to equip her for the ultimate adventures abroad. The cornerstone of Kern’s philosophy is that travel vacation and daily life don’t have to be separate realities. “We go on vacation and escape,” she says. “Mentally we put up this barrier-like we can be a certain way when we’re out there exploring and having adventures, doing new things, being curious.
But when we come back home, we get stagnant, go into our routines, and totally get stuck.” The disconnect Kern observed between travel and everyday mindset sparked her inspiration for The Traveler’s Mindset, which serves as a bridge between the two. “The concept is openness, curiosity, and a sense of adventure no matter where you are in the world, even when you’re at home,” says Kern.
When you practice the Traveler’s Mindset, you allow the benefits of travel to assimilate into your day-to-day life. Cognitive enhancements like higher creativity, better problem-solving, and increased depth of thought, become integrated seamlessly. If you’re having difficulty with finding the resources to travel, including time or financing, Kern’s site offers free advice to help make travel a reality for you, no matter what your situation.
For example, if you’re locked into a location-dependent job, you might not have considered the possibility that you can actually ask your boss for an opportunity to travel or receive a raise. Focus on the value-add in creating a solution that would benefit you both-flexibility may be more available to you than you think.
Below, Kern shares how you can capture the Traveler’s Mindset to approach your entire life with a greater sense of curiosity and zeal.1. Identify what inhibits you from feeling excitement and adventure. Notice what exactly in your life switches the off button of your excitement. “Maybe it’s how your boss treats you, or how you interact with your spouse or partner,” Kern says.
“Do they always bring up that one thing that stops you from feeling alive?” 2. Become 100% responsible for your response to it. Don’t blame the thing that you believe is taking away your excitement, because that will only leave your powerless. Instead, take accountability for your response to it.
- If you notice yourself feeling upset by the same thing across multiple situations, it is because the common denominator is you.3.
- Repair your relationship to it and allow your excitement to flow.
- The thing that is robbing you of your excitement can only continue to do so as long as you let it.
- Rather than try to change it, change yourself.
How can you respond more openly to it, instead of closing to it? How can you find a way for your excitement to flow even when it is present? When you heal your relationship to what is bothering you in your life, you make it so nothing has the power to take away your joy.
Are Travellers homeless?
Homelessness Publication type: Guide, Report, Resource Library Author: Other Themes: Accommodation, Criminal Justice, Discrimination Legally correct, 2014 Under the Housing Act 1996, a Gypsy or Traveller is homeless if s/he does not have a lawful place to put his or her caravan or living vehicle (1).
If a homeless person is in priority need (2) and not intentionally homeless (3) then a local authority will have a duty to ensure that the individual is provided with accommodation (4). In R (Margaret Price) v Carmarthenshire County Council (5), Mrs Price had made an application as a homeless person to the local authority since she had no lawful place where she could pitch her caravans.
After considering the matter, the local authority offered Mrs Price a house and sought her family’s eviction from their encampment on local authority land which had, up until then, been tolerated by the council. Newman J quashed the decision to evict, stating that: In order to meet the requirements and accord respect, something more than ‘taking account’ of an applicant’s gypsy culture is required.
- As the courts in Chapman stated, respect includes the positive obligation to act so as to facilitate the Gypsy way of life without being under a duty to guarantee it to an applicant in any particular case.
- The judge examined the way in which the local authority had dealt with the issue of Mrs Price’s ‘cultural aversion to conventional housing’ (6) and found that the local authority’s approach had been flawed because: it had placed too much weight on the fact that she had seemingly been prepared to give up her traditional way of life to live in conventional housing in 2001; and, it had used this fact as sufficient reason for totally disregarding her ‘aversion to bricks and mortar’ when considering whether the offer of conventional housing would be ‘suitable’ in her case.
However, the judge also found that: if the local authority reached the conclusion that Mrs Price’s cultural commitment to traditional Gypsy life was so powerful as to present great difficulty in her living in conventional housing, it was not bound by a duty to find her an authorised pitch or site; but that her cultural aversion to conventional housing was a significant factor in determining how far the local authority should go to facilitate her traditional way of life (7).
- Local authorities who receive such a homeless application, must make an assessment of the Gypsy’s or Traveller’s aversion to conventional housing and must then see whether they can ‘facilitate the Gypsy way of life’.
- The latter, it is argued, should involve a serious and extensive consideration of land/pitches/sites in the area (and not just land owned by the local authority in question).
Local authorities should already be undertaking this exercise as part of the homelessness strategies and reviews that each local authority is obliged to put into place every five years (8). Other issues are likely to arise in due course as a result of Price style homelessness applications.
- What is the position for New Travellers? What about the question of intentional homelessness decisions where the Gypsy or Traveller left conventional housing in the past due to their inability to reside in such accommodation? What about the question of ‘local connection’ i.e.
- If an applicant does not have a local connection with the local authority they apply to, they may be referred to another local authority where they do have such a connection? (9),
One issue has recently been resolved. In the case of Myhill & Faith v Wealden District Council (10), it was argued on behalf of the single homeless Travellers involved that, due to the much greater likelihood of homelessness amongst Gypsies and Travellers due to the lack of authorised stopping places, due to the greater difficulty in finding ‘accommodation’ and due to the possibility of criminal prosecution while on unauthorised encampments, they should be seen as being ‘vulnerable’ and thus ‘in priority need’.
In terms of interim accommodation, it is often argued by advisers that, if the Gypsies or Travellers concerned are on land owned by the same local authority to whom the homelessness application has been made, and, if that land is not ‘inappropriate’, that they should be allowed to remain there whilst their application is determined (perhaps in fulfilment of the interim accommodation duty) (12).Given the relative novelty of a lot of these arguments (13), it can be very important for Gypsies and Travellers to obtain advice and assistance throughout this homelessness process. By Marc Willers, 2 Garden Court, Temple, London 2004 (Legally correct 2014),,
********** Footnotes: 1. Housing Act 1996 Act, s.175.2. Housing Act 1996 Act s.189 defines the term ‘priority need’ to include: those with dependant children, pregnant women, those fleeing domestic violence, people who are very ill, the elderly, those who are seen as ‘vulnerable’ and others.3.
Defined as someone who ceases to occupy accommodation which it would have been reasonable for him/her to continue to occupy due to an act or omission by that person. Housing Act 1996 Act s.191.4. Housing Act 1996 Act s.193. There are also interim duties. ‘Accommodation’ must be ‘suitable’ (s.206).5. EWHC 42 (Admin), Legal Action March 2003 pp.30-31.6.
As referred to in the planning case of Clarke v Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions & Tunbridge Wells BC (2002) JPL 552, see paras.30-34.7. The Court of Appeal has now addressed this issue in the case of Leanne Codona v Mid-Bedfordshire District Council – judgement awaited at the date of publication.8.
- As brought in by the Homelessness Act 2002 – the first review ought to have been completed by the end of July 2003.9.1996 Act s.199.10.
- 2004) EWCA Civ 224, refusal by Court of Appeal to grant permission to appeal from the decision of Mr Recorder Elvidge in the Tunbridge Wells County Court.
- Legal Action April 2004 p.34.11.
(1998) 30 HLR 317,CA.12. Housing Act 1996 Act s.188.13.And given the high rates of illiteracy or poor literacy amongst the Gypsy/Traveller community. : Homelessness
Why are Travellers different?
Irish ancestry – They found that Travellers are of Irish ancestral origin but have significant differences in their genetic make-up compared with the settled community. These differences have arisen because of hundreds of years of isolation combined with a decreasing Traveller population, the researchers say.
What is the average age of Travellers?
The census also reveals that the age demographic of Gypsies and Travellers is much younger than the rest of the English and Welsh population, with a median age of 26 and nearly 40 per cent of the population being under 20 years old.
At what age do Travellers marry?
Irish Travelers – Marriage and Family Marriage. Irish Travelers are endogamous. There are more females than males within the Traveler communities, so competition for marriage partners is strong. Marriages are still arranged by the mothers, sometimes at birth, although these early agreements are often broken.
- The young couple may have a say in finalizing the match, and rarely do the mothers arrange a marriage without prior approval from the couple.
- Traveler men are usually over twenty-one years of age when they marry, but their brides may be as young as twelve with the average being between fifteen and eighteen.
An exchange of money, up to $200,000 in cash for the young man, is not uncommon among the more affluent Traveler families. Among the less affluent Georgia Travelers, the number of women marrying outside the group has been steadily increasing. Without a large dowry to offer a boy’s family, these girls must choose between the possibility of remaining unmarried for life or marrying outside the group.
- Mississippi, Georgia, and Texas Travelers do marry across groups, but the growing population of each group contributes to a reduction in the exchange.
- Marriage between second cousins is allowed by Irish Travelers and is within the law of most southern states.
- Local officials have adapted to the cultural practices of the Irish Travelers by waiving the requirement for a court order from juvenile court for a marriage involving someone under fifteen.
Weddings are usually held after Christmas because of the likelihood of a large number of Travelers being in the villages for the holidays. The holidays provide the Travelers with a chance to arrange marriages and then to organize the Ceremony before the families return to the road.
- Domestic Unit.
- Residential units are usually composed of nuclear family members.
- Grandparents, even when widowed, may maintain their own residence unless disabled.
- The grandparent whose health is poor will live with a daughter and her family.
- The unmarried children continue to live with their parents until marrying.
Socialization. Traveler children from age five are socialized to their future roles in the community. The young girls learn to take care of younger siblings or cousins, clean the home, and manage money. The young boys begin helping their fathers in their occupations at an early age, often traveling with the older men for long periods of time.
Do Travellers believe in divorce?
Is there a friend or relative nearby who they can tell? (they may not be willing to call the police). Accept that the woman may return to her community – she may feel she has little or no choice. The Gypsy and Traveller community firmly believe that ‘marriage is for life’ and divorce is rare.
What is the divorce rate for Gypsy travelers?
Open in Excel: The total number of usually resident Irish Travellers enumerated in April 2016 was 30,987 representing 0.7 per cent of the general population. This figure was an increase of 5.1 per cent on the 2011 figure of 29,495. (Note: all analysis is based on the usually resident population.
The corresponding De Facto figures in 2016 and 2011 were 31,075 and 29,573 respectively). The population pyramid below highlights how the structure of the Irish Traveller population is very different to that of the general population, with a broad base at the younger ages and reducing sharply at higher ages.
Nearly 6 in 10 (58.1%) Irish Travellers were under 25 years of age (0-24) compared to just over 3 in 10 (33.4%) in the general population. There were 451 Irish traveller males aged 65 or over representing just 2.9 per cent of the total, significantly lower than the general population (12.6%); the equivalent figures for females were 481 persons which represented just 3.1 per cent of the total, compared with 14.1 per cent for the general population.
| Female Irish Traveller | Male Irish Traveller | |
| 80 years and over | 0.232355503920999 | -0.17749378771743 |
| 75-79 years | 0.23558266369768 | -0.196856746377513 |
| 70-74 years | 0.484073966502082 | -0.409849291638429 |
| 65-69 years | 0.600251718462581 | -0.671249233549553 |
| 60-64 years | 1.00041953077097 | -0.95201213412076 |
| 55-59 years | 1.32313550843902 | -1.26181947268209 |
| 50-54 years | 1.92984154645497 | -1.65553296543712 |
| 45-49 years | 2.38487107496692 | -2.11701681350244 |
| 40-44 years | 2.65917965598477 | -2.38487107496692 |
| 35-39 years | 3.05289314873979 | -2.94639687610934 |
| 30-34 years | 3.98231516442379 | -3.37560912640785 |
| 25-29 years | 4.04040404040404 | -3.77900409849292 |
| 20-24 years | 4.32116694097525 | -4.16949043147126 |
| 15-19 years | 4.90528286055443 | -5.01500629296156 |
| 10-14 years | 5.69593700584116 | -6.17355665278988 |
| 5-9 years | 6.80607996901927 | -7.12879594668732 |
| 0-4 years | 6.72217381482557 | -7.20947494110433 |
Interactive table: StatBank Link E8001 It’s a Fact
3% – The percentage of Irish Travellers who were aged 65 or over in 2016. The equivalent rate for the general population was 13.3% 39.7% – The percentage of Irish Travellers who were aged 14 or under in 2016. The equivalent rate for the general population was 21.4%
There were significant differences in the size of the Irish Traveller community across the administrative counties. As in 2011, Galway county had the highest number of Travellers with 2,647 persons, an increase of 6.7 per cent on the 2011 figure 2,481.
This was followed by South Dublin with 2,208 persons, down 1.5 per cent on 2011. Travellers were more urbanised than the general population with nearly 8 in 10 (78.6%) living in cities or towns (1,500 or more), compared with 62.4 per cent of the total population. Dublin city and suburbs had the largest number of Irish Travellers with 5,089 persons.
This was followed by Galway city and suburbs with 1,598 persons and Cork city and suburbs with 1,222. Of the towns with 1,500 or more persons, Tuam had the highest number of Irish Travellers with 737 persons, followed by Longford with 730 persons. Navan, Mullingar, Dundalk and Ballinasloe all had 500 or more Irish Travellers in 2016.
| Table 1.1 Top 15 towns (1,500+ persons)/cities by usually resident Irish Traveller population, 2016 | |
| City/Town | Number of Irish Travellers |
| Dublin City and suburbs | 5,089 |
| Galway City and suburbs | 1,598 |
| Cork City and suburbs | 1,222 |
| Tuam | 737 |
| Longford | 730 |
| Navan (An Uaimh) | 668 |
| Mullingar | 571 |
| Dundalk | 536 |
| Ballinasloe | 514 |
| Limerick City and suburbs | 501 |
| Ennis | 487 |
| Tralee | 422 |
| Tullamore | 409 |
| Ballina | 402 |
| Waterford City and suburbs | 367 |
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Interactive table: StatBank Link E8002 It’s a Fact
78.6% – The percentage of Irish Travellers in urban areas. The comparable rate for the general population is 62.4%.
Figure 1.3 presents marital status by age. Among the general population 5.8 per cent of 15-29 year olds were married, compared with 3 in 10 (31.9%) of the Irish Traveller population. There were 201 married 15-19 year olds, down from 250 in 2011. The divorce rate among Irish travellers was 2.2 per cent, compared with 4.7 per cent for the general population.
| Age group | Total married population | Total married Irish Travellers |
|---|---|---|
| 15-19 years | 0.218284370706964 | 6.53871177618738 |
| 20-24 years | 2.41232878714789 | 41.4671227670087 |
| 25-29 years | 14.5456990602989 | 53.6937680561288 |
| 30-34 years | 40.7727052973272 | 61.7982456140351 |
| 35-39 years | 57.8895334355363 | 63.743948359333 |
| 40-44 years | 64.6212163598724 | 63.275751759437 |
| 45-49 years | 66.8942994695042 | 66.4516129032258 |
| 50-54 years | 67.9453881674363 | 64.3564356435644 |
| 55-59 years | 68.7966027648814 | 63.6704119850187 |
| 60-64 years | 69.2337642763841 | 65.4545454545455 |
| 65-69 years | 68.2544642011778 | 63.1979695431472 |
| 70-74 years | 64.7924472490633 | 62.4548736462094 |
| 75-79 years | 55.6721833943897 | 44.0298507462687 |
| 80-84 years | 42.8199464442168 | 30.6666666666667 |
| 85-89 years | 28.5 | 16.6666666666667 |
| 90+ years | 14.9 | 25 |
Nationally there was a 12.3 per cent increase in the number of Irish Traveller households (defined as households containing at least one Irish Traveller), rising from 7,765 in 2011 to 8,717 in 2016. Of these 7,424 were classified as family households representing (85.2%) compared with 70.2 per cent of the general population.
Figure 1.4 illustrates other differences between Irish Traveller households and the general population. There were more than 3 times as many multiple family Traveller households (4.2% compared with 1.3%), more lone parents with children (17.9% compared with 11.7%) and fewer married couples without children (8.9% compared with 15.7%).
Just over 1 in 10 (11%) Irish Travellers were living in one person households compared with almost 1 in 4 (23.5%) in the general population.
| Household | % General Population | % Irish Travellers |
|---|---|---|
| One person | 23.5 | 10.9670758288402 |
| Married couple | 15.7 | 8.91361707009292 |
| Cohabiting couple | 4.43931524611885 | 2.05345875874728 |
| Married couple with children | 32.691140382576 | 43.9371343352071 |
| Cohabiting couple with children | 4.30604662807368 | 8.14500401514282 |
| Lone parents with children | 11.7 | 17.9190088333142 |
| Multiple families | 1.29985616200551 | 4.19869221062292 |
| Non family | 6.29852170442119 | 3.86600894803258 |
Irish traveller households comprising of a married couple with children had an average of 5.3 persons per household compared with 4.1 for the general population. Figure 1.5 illustrates how there are proportionally fewer one and two person Irish Traveller households compared with the general population.
| Household Size | General population | Irish Traveller |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23.4869049849937 | 10.9670758288402 |
| 2 | 28.5812808518413 | 15.9917402776184 |
| 3 | 17.4802868373114 | 15.395204772284 |
| 4 | 16.9376645211242 | 17.2995296546977 |
| 5 | 9.09604655848684 | 14.1677182516921 |
| 6 | 3.17313922606561 | 11.414477457841 |
| 7 | 0.838987974427374 | 6.83721463806355 |
| 8 | 0.261941421227535 | 3.77423425490421 |
| 9+ | 0.143747624522041 | 4.15280486405874 |
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8,717 – The number of Irish Traveller households (containing at least one Irish Traveller) 31.9% – The percentage of 15-29 year old Irish Travellers who were married
Among Traveller women aged 40-49 (the age by which women have typically completed their fertility) 13.3 per cent had not given birth to a child – compared with 18.3 per cent of women generally. Nearly half had given birth to 5 or more children, in stark contrast to just under 1 in 20 (4.2%) of women overall in this age group.
| Number of children | General population | Irish Travellers |
|---|---|---|
| No children | 18.2739920524807 | 13.3077415227127 |
| 1 child | 13.7328891206179 | 5.24632117722329 |
| 2 children | 30.509283397697 | 7.2296865003199 |
| 3 children | 22.1635044494914 | 12.2200895713372 |
| 4 children | 8.88513802113251 | 14.1394753678823 |
| 5 children | 2.6260983807445 | 13.4357005758157 |
| 6 children | 0.916115082906942 | 11.2603966730646 |
| 7 children | 0.335516102710935 | 6.65387076135637 |
| 8 children | 0.139331972416393 | 5.31030070377479 |
| 9 or more children | 0.155827935324043 | 7.80550223928343 |
| Not stated | 2.26230348447759 | 3.39091490722969 |
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4.2% – The percentage of Irish Traveller Households with 9 or more persons in 2016 0.1% – The percentage of General population Households with 9 or more persons in 2016
What do travelers call non travelers?
1. Gypsies and Travellers have similarly nomadic lifestyles (although many settle in one place), but the term gypsy more specifically refers to people of Romani origin, an ethnic group that can be traced to the Indian subcontinent, while Travellers are mainly of Irish or English origin.
- They are considered an ethnic group under British law.2.
- The origin of Traveller communities is a subject of debate.
- Some say they come from families affected by Cromwell’s military campaign in Ireland in the late 17th century or who began moving from place to place during the Irish famine of the 1840s.
Others say there is evidence of nomadic groups in Ireland as early as the 5th century, and that the name “Tynker” can be shown to date back to the 12th century.3. They were often called “tinkers” because many were skilled tinsmiths, mending pots, pans and tools of local people as they moved from place to place, however the influx of plastics made this trade redundant.4.
The term “pikey” is offensive to Travellers. It has been used as a term of abuse towards gypsies since at least the 16th century, and has its origin in the word pike, which, around 1520, meant “to go away from, to go on”. “Gypo” is also considered a term of abuse.5. Some travelling communities, particularly in Ireland but also in parts of Britain, use a language called Shelta, which is more widely known as the Cant.
It includes “back slang” words such as “gop”, for kiss, which is a reversal of the Irish word “pog”, and “lackeen”, for girl, from the Irish “cailin” or “colleen”.6. The term “pavee”, for Traveller, is of Shelta origin. Travellers use the term among themselves to describe one another, but would be offended if they were called this by a “settled person”.
- They prefer to be known as Travellers.7.
- Travellers refer to non-travellers as “settled people”.8.
- Many Traveller men expect their wives to be virgins when they marry.
- Young traveller girls have a strict upbringing, closely watched over by their parents.
- Many Traveller women marry as teenagers so that they can move out of the family home.9.
Large families are the norm, with some couples having over 10 children.10. Statistics for Travellers in the UK do not exist, although a 2006 estimate of the total number of gypsies and Travellers in the UK, based on local government caravan counts, was considered to be around 300,000.
What is difference between Gypsy and Traveller?
2. The Gypsy, Roma and Traveller group – The term Gypsy, Roma and Traveller has been used to describe a range of ethnic groups or people with nomadic ways of life who are not from a specific ethnicity. In the UK, it is common in data collections to differentiate between:
Gypsies (including English Gypsies, Scottish Gypsies or Travellers, Welsh Gypsies and other Romany people) Irish Travellers (who have specific Irish roots) Roma, understood to be more recent migrants from Central and Eastern Europe
The term Traveller can also encompass groups that travel. This includes, but is not limited to, New Travellers, Boaters, Bargees and Showpeople. (See the House of Commons Committee report on Tackling inequalities faced by Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities,)
Are Gypsy and Travellers the same?
The term ‘Gypsies and Travellers’ is difficult to define as it does not constitute a single, homogenous group, but encompasses a range of groups with different histories, cultures and beliefs including: Romany Gypsies, Welsh Gypsies, Scottish Gypsy Travellers and Irish Travellers.
How is the life of a traveller?
In the life of a traveler, nothing lasts – Traveling is a life of million goodbyes. The people and places you fall in love with are predestined to depart – as is everything else in life. You will have to learn to not hold on, to be fully present in the now and enjoy the fleeting moments while they last. 
Who is a famous traveller?
11. Matthew Henson (1866 –1955) – As the first person to reach the top of the world, there’s no doubt that intrepid African-American Matthew Henson should be recognised as one of the world’s most famous historical explorers. Born in Maryland, where his parents were subjected to attacks from the Ku Klux Klan, Henson was orphaned as a child and set sail as a cabin boy at the tender age of twelve.
- Under the tutelage of the ship’s Captain Childs, Henson was educated and became an accomplished sailor.
- He voyaged China, Japan, Africa, and the Russian Arctic seas.
- When Childs died, Henson though his seafaring days were over until he met Robert Peary, a US Naval officer and explorer.
- Peary took Henson on to assist his next assignment – mapping the jungles of Nicaragua.
During this trip, the men formed a lifelong bond. Henson went on to play a pivotal role in Peary’s exploration of the Arctic. He mastered the Inuit language and learned skills that were essential for their survival during their expedition to the North Pole in 1908-09 (Peary’s eighth attempt). US stamp showing Robert E Peary and Matthew Henson © IgorGolovniov/Shutterstock Peary was lauded as the first man to reach the North Pole. However, Henson’s account of the final push of this attempt, as recounted in his 1921 memoir “A Negro Explorer at the North Pole”, describes otherwise.
- Henson rode in the lead sledge, his footprints were first to make their mark at the North Pole, and it was Henson who planted the American flag.
- In 1937 the inaccuracy of Peary being deemed the first man to make it to the North Pole was rectified when Henson was made an honorary member of the prestigious Explorers Club of New York.
Then in 1946 the US Navy awarded him the same medal they’d issued to Peary. Henson was also later honoured by Presidents Truman and Eisenhower.
Is it good to be a traveller?
Conclusion – Traveling is a great way to boost your health, broaden your horizons, and make memorable memories. It also helps you improve your communication skills, broaden your horizons, learn new things about other cultures, and forget about your daily troubles for a while.
- All of these benefits show that traveling can not only keep you healthier but also bring more fun and excitement to your life.
- If you have never traveled before, now is your chance to do it! Do not be afraid to break your dull routine and bring more positive changes to your personal life.
- It can completely change the way you look at the world and make you a much happier person in general.
Good luck and have fun!
Are Travellers happier?
Top 7 reasons why travel makes people happy in life Do you have a plan to travel in 2021? If you have, there is a high chance that your happiness levels will increase since traveling is one of the secrets of how to be happy in life, Going to new places helps you improve your mental well-being by experiencing new places, people and cultures and breaking your routine.
What is the main responsibility of a Traveller?
2. Respect local customs, culture, and tradition – The second tip goes hand in hand with the previous one. Namely, a responsible traveler will always try to adapt and behave according to local customs, culture, and tradition. You are not there to change the locals, but rather to embrace their way of thinking for a little while and understand what makes their country so special and unique. 
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Why are so many Travellers criminals?
So there are things like population stability, population composition, poverty, deprivation those factors do tend to be associated with Gypsy and Traveller communities. Those are the things that are driving the crime rate much more significantly than any particular ethnic group or their cultural practices’.
What problem does the Traveller face?
What problem does he face? The traveller finds himself in the yellow woods at a point where the road forks into two. The problem that he faces is that he cannot decide which road to take to continue his journey since it is not possible for him to travel both roads at the same time.
Are Travellers happy?
Top 7 reasons why travel makes people happy in life Do you have a plan to travel in 2021? If you have, there is a high chance that your happiness levels will increase since traveling is one of the secrets of how to be happy in life, Going to new places helps you improve your mental well-being by experiencing new places, people and cultures and breaking your routine.