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Thread #159092 Message #3768274
Posted By: akenaton
26-Jan-16 - 10:13 AM
Thread Name: BS: Irish Travellers on the move
Subject: RE: BS: Irish Travellers on the move
"The "real Traveller" argument comes from the cosy picture of painted of campfires and Travellers who knew their place - the invention of writers like George Borrow"
I disagree Jim Travellers have many names, in Scotland they were tinker.....from the tin craft that they practiced I believe.
The (modern) Traveller, presumably came from the fact that they were itinerant workers.....as has been stated several times on this thread there is no longer any seasonal farm work to do.
I agree, that a degree of "building work" has been attempted, but most of these people have no recognised training or work base.
Most only give a mobile telephone number on their written invoices.
To be honest, round this area most of these so called travellers are simply con men, preying on elderly people or those who wat their work done on the cheap......On the cheap usually works out much more expensive, when folks like me have to undo the damage, or explain to the customer that no work has actually been done to their roof!