Irish Travellers

Author : Sharon Bohn Gmelch
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 0253014611
Total Pages : 221 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Irish Travellers written by Sharon Bohn Gmelch and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2014-10-23 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anthropologists George and Sharon Gmelch have been studying the quasi-nomadic people known as Travellers since their fieldwork in the early 1970s, when they lived among Travellers and went on the road in their own horse-drawn wagon. In 2011 they returned to seek out families they had known decades before—shadowed by a film crew and taking with them hundreds of old photographs showing the Travellers' former way of life. Many of these images are included in this book, alongside more recent photos and compelling personal narratives that reveal how Traveller lives have changed now that they have left nomadism behind.

Author : Jane Leslie Helleiner
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 9780802086280
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Irish Travellers written by Jane Leslie Helleiner and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Helleiner's study documents anti-Traveller racism in Ireland and explores the ongoing realities of Traveller life as well as the production and reproduction of contemporary Traveller collective identity and culture.

Author : Mike Carroll
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781721882540
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Irish Travellers written by Mike Carroll and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-06-21 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains historical accounts of the Irish American Travellers as seen through their eyes and the eyes of their ancestors. It is a glimpse into a people that have isolated themselves from conventional America. It uses facts and reality to discredit lies and propaganda. If you are ready for the truth, open your mind, and turn the page.

Author : Sharon Bohn Gmelch
Publisher : Waveland Press
ISBN 13 : 147860882X
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nan written by Sharon Bohn Gmelch and published by Waveland Press. This book was released on 1991-05-01 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Margaret Mead Award finalist! Nan Donohoe was an Irish Travelling woman, one of Ireland’s indigenous gypsies or “tinkers.” Traditionally, they traveled the countryside making and repairing tinware, sweeping chimneys, selling small household wares, and doing odd-job work. Over time, they came to live on the roadside in trailers and in government-built camps. Told largely in her own voice, Nan’s saga begins in 1919 with her birth in a tent in the Irish Midlands; it follows her life in Ireland and England, in countryside and city slums, through adversity and adventure. Gmelch brings to her task not only the resources of anthropology, but the skill of a sensitive writer and a warmth that allows her to see Nan as a person, not a subject. What emerges is a human story, filled with cruelty and compassion, sorrow and humor, bad luck and good.

Author : Mathias Oppersdorff
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780815604761
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book People of the Road written by Mathias Oppersdorff and published by Syracuse University Press. This book was released on 1997-11-01 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Living along country lanes in tents and barrel-top wagons, Travellers have for centuries been a people apart from Irish society. Photographer Mathias Oppersdorff first encountered them twenty-eight years ago in County Kerry at Puck Fair. His photographs—often stark and disturbing, yet always humane—offer a profound look at people at the crossroads of their existence. Although the Travellers themselves now concede that education and settling down are important factors for a good future, the pull of tradition is strong; many Travellers miss the open road and are ill at ease leaving a life that, for centuries, has been uniquely theirs. Oppersdorff's photographs take us through some of the most turbulent times for the Travellers. Although in years past they were defined by their nomadism, more recently many have chosen to live in housing projects and trailer parks, partially due to government-sponsored subsidies. As a result, traditional roadside tent-camps are a thing of the past. The photographer states that the themes revolving around the human condition are his forte. When some of his earlier photographs of the Travellers first appeared in a one-man show in New York City, A. D. Coleman wrote in The New York Times, "[Oppersdorff] is an honest and gutty photographer with much to say."

Author : Danica Winters
Publisher : Diversion Books
ISBN 13 : 1682303063
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Once a Gypsy written by Danica Winters and published by Diversion Books. This book was released on 2016-11-01 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thrilling and romantic, Once a Gypsy starts a brand new series from award-winning author Danica Winters. “A haunting and fresh voice in paranormal romance. Be prepared for Danica Winters to ensnare you in her dark and seductive world.”—Cecy Robson, author of the Weird Girls series and 2016 Double-Nominated RITA® Finalist Even for a clairvoyant, the future is never a sure thing. Helena has always struggled to fit in with her Irish Traveller family. It’s not just her opposition to getting married or her determination to attend university; Helena also has one talent that sets her apart from the rest of her clan—the gift of the Forshaw, the ability to see the future. Graham is the groundskeeper at a manor in Adare, Ireland. Though the estate appears idyllic, it holds dark secrets, and despite his own supernatural gifts, Graham can’t solve Adare Manor’s problems by himself. Desperate for help, Graham seeks out a last resort: Helena, whose skills are far greater than even she knows. When he promises to teach her to control her powers, Helena resists, afraid both of the damage her abilities might do and her increasing attraction to the handsome groundskeeper. Her entire way of life is at risk: Any involvement, especially romantic, with non-Travellers like Graham is forbidden. But Helena’s future is anything but certain, and fate has other plans for her family, her powers, and her relationship with Graham.

Author : Katharine Quarmby
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1780741065
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book No Place to Call Home written by Katharine Quarmby and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-08-01 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The shocking poignant story of eviction, expulsion, and the hard-scrabble fight for a home They are reviled. For centuries the Roma have wandered Europe; during the Holocaust half a million were killed. After World War II and during the Troubles, a wave of Irish Travellers moved to England to make a better, safer life. They found places to settle down – but then, as Occupy was taking over Wall Street and London, the vocal Dale Farm community in Essex was evicted from their land. Many did not leave quietly; they put up a legal and at times physical fight. Award-winning journalist Katharine Quarmby takes us into the heat of the battle, following the Sheridan, McCarthy, Burton and Townsley families before and after the eviction, from Dale Farm to Meriden and other trouble spots. Based on exclusive access over the course of seven years and rich historical research, No Place to Call Home is a stunning narrative of long-sought justice.

Author : Oein DeBhairduin
Publisher : Skein Press
ISBN 13 : 1916493513
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Why the moon travels written by Oein DeBhairduin and published by Skein Press. This book was released on 2020-11-01 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A haunting collection of twenty stories rooted in the oral tradition of the Irish Traveller community. Brave vixens, prophetic owls and stalwart horses live alongside the human characters as guides, protectors, friends and foes while spirits, giants and fairies blur the lines between this world and the otherworld. Collected by Oein DeBhairduin throughout his childhood, retold in his lyrical style, and beautifully illustrated by Leanne McDonagh.

Author : Mary Burke
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
ISBN 13 : 0199566461
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 'Tinkers' written by Mary Burke and published by Oxford University Press on Demand. This book was released on 2009-07-16 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Irish playwright J.M. Synge created influential but misunderstood representations of travellers or 'tinkers'. This work traces the history of the 'tinker' back to medieval Irish historiography and English Renaissance literature and forward to contemporary US screen depictions.

Author : John Ingamells
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300071655
Total Pages : 1136 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Dictionary of British and Irish Travellers in Italy, 1701-1800 written by John Ingamells and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 1136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Compiled from the celebrated archive accumulated by Sir Brinsley Ford, this dictionary identifies over six thousand British and Irish travellers who toured in Italy in the 18th century.