Twiglet Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 For example, the Dale Farm lot. Except Dale farm was inhabited by Irish Travellers, not to be confused with Gypsies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloomdido Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 Anyone heard the term 'Didicoy'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balpin Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 They are not Gypsies, who do not exist any more I think, but Tinkers from Ireland, sometimes known as the travelling people. They are considered dubious in Ireland, as they are wherever they roam. They make poor neighbours, even for a short time, as they lack any knowlege of social normality, due to their irresponsible life style and selfish behaviour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Erikson Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 I believe traveller was adopted as it described the life they lead. Though if it was going to truly describe the life they lead they should be called "Statics who like to intimidate and steal from the local community and curse those that challenge their behaviour". I can see travellers has a better ring to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melthebell Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 A lot of gypsies don't travel anywhere, so are not "travellers". its a far far lot harder to too since the introduction of the criminal justice act Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balpin Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 its a far far lot harder to too since the introduction of the criminal justice act So if they arnt going anywhere, let them stay. Get jobs, like you have done, stop drawing the dole and start paying tax. People may even begin to stop despising them if they did that. And if, in a few years, they proved they could live among decent people, we may even show them some grudging respect. But I very much doubt it. They disgrace themselves wherever they turn up. Decent civilised people will never accept them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggie007 Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 A lot of gypsies don't travel anywhere, so are not "travellers". a lot of gypsies have travelled from eastern europe and have caused a crime epidemic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badlittlepup Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 They are not Gypsies, who do not exist any more I think, but Tinkers from Ireland, sometimes known as the travelling people. They are considered dubious in Ireland, as they are wherever they roam. They make poor neighbours, even for a short time, as they lack any knowlege of social normality, due to their irresponsible life style and selfish behaviour. Yes, otherwise known as de knackers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balpin Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 Yes, otherwise known as de knackers! Thats a new one to me, I have always nown them as tinkers, as in useless layabouts. Hence the insult, 'he isnt worth a tinkers curse'. That in itself coming from the days before they stole all the scrap metal. They used to come to the house selling pegs, and if the housewife would not buy them, they cursed the house and all its occupants with early death and poverty. They have always been people you love to have around you. That is why the decent Irish people threw them out. They are not allowed back in that country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badlittlepup Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 Thats a new one to me, I have always nown them as tinkers, as in useless layabouts. Hence the insult, 'he isnt worth a tinkers curse'. That in itself coming from the days before they stole all the scrap metal. They used to come to the house selling pegs, and if the housewife would not buy them, they cursed the house and all its occupants with early death and poverty. They have always been people you love to have around you. That is why the decent Irish people threw them out. They are not allowed back in that country. Some of them are alright in Ireland, they sell decent carpets. Having said that they took steps to deal with the worst of the worst in the 60s and 70s which is why we ended up with the very, very worst here. Their latest wheeze in Ireland is going around stealing dogs for puppy farms/running puppy farms/stealing dogs and selling them on. Expect it over here soon. It's particularly horrible as family pets are stolen and it causes an awful lot of pain, the animals are kept in horrific conditions breeding and any pets with the slightest deformity are 'got rid' of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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