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Other families were accommodated on sites elsewhere in Scotland, including Muir of Ord and Wick in the HighlandsMs McPhee said: "We had one bedroom for nine of us. I, however, thought they were interesting and have always been fascinated by them. The Fairground Travellers (also called Fun Fair Travelers or Showmen) move around with carnivals and fairs and would probably equate with what we derogatorily call "carnies" in America. Watch feuding travellers in road battle as Scottish gang warn English enemy never to cross border again A member of the 'McPhees' is heard saying he'll chop off the fingers of … The end results are they live in poor health on sites which were purposely substandard in the 1950’s, are running out of coal and logs, and are having issues with purchasing more energy and food. What's so sad is that all of these unconventional, non-conforming people are still marginalized, victimized and discriminated against in many parts of the world.

When one is not educated, one does not have the knowledge and communication skills to effectively defend oneself.

I am not a traveller They taught me to be be stong minded and independent something my parents did not teach.

Wonderful post! Julie, thank you, thank you for this post! But we have our own cant and its does survive in small pockets. Thank you so much, if you know, but if you don't, I'll try to check on this.

Garry can you email me my family are Scottish Gypsy travellers my grandad was John mccallum him and his wife Mary were forced to settle so they could get there kids back out of care my email is margarets170@gmail.com The McPhee gang kept eight men as slaves on traveller sites in Lanarkshire and West Lothian Credit: Police Scotland. (In using their titles I am going to continue with the Scottish spelling of "travellers" even though it bothers my American eye - and Spell Check doesn't like it either.

They traveled the length and breadth of Scotland, and much of England too.Here's a link to other books about other Scottish tinkers: Don't know why I've always loved stories of travelers and gypsies....maybe because I have wanderlust myself. When the asbestos was later removed, she was at home studying for her school exams when workmen took it out.The effort to "assimilate" gypsy travellers into Scottish society was first suggested in 1917.Authorities wanted to take the travellers off roads and into "normal" housing.This process began in the 1940s and continued until the 1980s. They are the traditional Gypsies, a shortening of the misnomer Egyptians. In particular a James Williamson who was a travelling pedlar and his wife Agnes or Nancy Millar.

But contrary to popular belief, tinkers highly value cleanliness and have a definite moral code.The confusion arises because there are actually more than a half dozen types of traveling people in Scotland, consisting of diverse, unrelated communities speaking a variety of different languages and holding to distinct customs, histories and traditions. This is amplified by their cramped conditions- at the Tarvit Mill site for instance, just down the road from St Andrews in Cupar, Fife council advised a family get rid of two caravans where children slept because of apparent fire risks, moving a large family including teenagers and children into one space. Electricity, for example, is bought by toping up meter keys, so lockdown conditions have left some homes without heating (the central living areas have no heating facilities regardless). But we can communicate danger or suspicion with out you ever knowing The first thing I learned is that "tinker" (tink/tinkie) is no longer an accepted term. They are distinct from them ethnically, culturally and linguistically. Sadly they do not come out well. Shamus McPhee, a Gypsy Traveller. We were called dirty, and picked on even well into the 2000's in places like moral and north being from travellers is still enough to get you a beating in some circles.

Thank you for this post. "The housing secretary says a "permission in principle" will speed-up building and create jobs. The anxieties this causes around those in the wider Gypsy Traveller community who have lost touch with friends just adds to their fear and trepidation, especially knowing the difficulty they will be facing in getting hold of gas canisters for cooking in caravans.These are worrying times for the community, and with few reassurances about their safety it is essential that these fears are heard. She was an exceptional women and at her funeral on the island of Arran they church was full of Traveller's from all over Scotlan who had come to pay their respects. Highland Scottish Travellers, while perhaps one of Europe's last nomadic people, are not Roma Gypsies.

It is a complex mixture of Scots and Gaelic, some of it archaic, with a sprinkling of Romany. Your book links will be really helpful.

Brilliant post - and all so true. When I was a child we used to have "gypsies" come through our area in the summer and I was always told to be careful!

Only second generation to be raised in social housing.

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