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The self reported figure for collective Gypsy/Traveller populations were 63,193 [64] but estimates of Irish Travellers living in Great Britain range are about 15,000 [65] as part of a total estimation of over 300,000 Romani and other Traveller groups in the UK. [66]
Michael Collins, actor (King of the Travellers) [21] Sean Connery (1930–2020), Scottish actor. He was the first actor to portray fictional British secret agent James in seven Bond films. Research revealed his paternal great-grandparents were Irish Travellers from County Wexford, Ireland. [22]
Prejudice against Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people is common in the UK, and Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people report that they are victims of high levels of hate crime. [ 44 ] A 2018 Equality and Human Rights Commission report found that 44% of British people expressed openly negative opinions about GRT people, this was the highest level of ...
King Of The Gypsies (1995) — a documentary film about Bartley Gorman, undefeated Bareknuckle Champion of Ireland and Great Britain. My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding (2010–2015) and spinoff series Big Fat Gypsy Weddings — a Channel 4 television documentary series about Irish Traveller weddings. John Connors: The Travellers. RTÉ - (2017) A three ...
Patrick Doherty (born 6 February 1959) is an Irish Traveller who is a former bare-knuckle boxer. He is best known as one of the stars of My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding and Danny Dyer's Deadliest Men. He won Celebrity Big Brother 8. He appeared in When Paddy Met Sally in January 2012 and on Celebrity Bainisteoir later that year.
Scottish Romani are the Romani people of Scotland. This includes Romanichal (locally also known as Border Gypsies) and Lowland Romani (Lowland Gypsies). [1]Scottish Travellers are non-Romani groups indigenous to Scotland who live or traditionally lived a nomadic lifestyle, including Scottish Highland Travellers, Scottish Lowland Travellers and Showmen (Funfair Travellers).
Häns'che Weiss, famous for his Gypsy jazz style, won the Deutscher Schallplattenpreis; Hüsnü Şenlendirici – Turkish musician; Ion Voicu (1923–1997) – Romanian violinist and orchestral conductor, founder of Bucharest Chamber Orchestra; Irini Merkouri (born 1981) – Greek pop singer; Iva Bittová – Czech singer and violinist
“The American Rom: A Case of Economic Adaptation.” in Gypsies, Tinkers and Other Travellers, edited by Farnham Rehfisch, (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1975). pp 1–40. Sutherland, Anne. Gypsies: The Hidden Americans (Tavistock Publications, 1975). Sway, Marlene. Familiar Strangers: Gypsy Life in America (University of Illinois Press, 1988).