Difference Between Gypsies and Irish Travelerss

[GrandpaBernard]

Will someone school me on this. We don’t have these groups in the US

gypsies are said to be from india. Travelers are Irish. So why are travelers also labeled gypsies

[Beercules]

Im confused also and I'm half Irish.


One of the McLaddies need to break it down Barney style.

[GrandpaBernard]

Im confused also and I'm half Irish.


One of the McLaddies need to break it down Barney style.

Yes plenty of Irish in the US

but I haven’t heard one say they came from a line of travelers

[NC Uppercut]

Damn good question IMO

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

I don’t have a clue tbh. I like the travellers though, generally friendly people, they have an undeserved reputation IMO.

[baroidi]

Roma are originally from India, Travellers are genetically Irish. They are both called Gypsies because of their nomadic lifestyle of traveling in Caravans. Both are discriminated against by the mainstream population, but the Roma are by far more heavily discriminated in Europe. Travellers in America probably fit into the mainstream Irish population to avoid decrimination, they don't look different.

[Beercules]

Yes plenty of Irish in the US

but I haven’t heard one say they came from a line of travelers

Me either

[Dakuwaqa]

Like other posters said Roma originate from Northern India and moved across Europe about 1000 years ago. They have large communities in the Balkans and the arrived in the UK also.

Billy Joe Saunders is from this community. He’s a Romanichal gypsy which is a Romani sub group. So he isn’t Irish.

Tyson Fury is Irish Traveller. Snatch type gypsy. They also live nomadic lifestyle but culturally different. Predominantly Catholic, big weddings etc. They don’t originate from India .

[Beercules]

Roma are originally from India, Travellers are genetically Irish. They are both called Gypsies because of their nomadic lifestyle of traveling in Caravans. Both are discriminated against by the mainstream population, but the Roma are by far more heavily discriminated in Europe. Travellers in America probably fit into the mainstream Irish population to avoid decrimination, they don't look different.

Roma?


Still confused

[jmrf4435]

Irish travelers are just weird white European people and roma are from India