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Irish "travellers", related to Romany gypsies, still burned the caravan of someone who died, at least up to 25 years ago (when I was a kid living close to a hal

Irish "travellers", related to Romany gypsies, still burned the caravan of someone who died, at least up to 25 years ago (when I was a kid living close to a halting site). Maybe someone should ask them why they do that.

oli5679 10y ago
They still do this: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3613126/Travellers-burn-four-caravans-Queen-Gipsies-possessions-ancient-rite.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3613126/Travellers-b...
stefantalpalaru 10y ago
> Irish "travellers", related to Romany gypsies The only relation is the nomadic lifestyle. Irish travellers are of genetic Irish descent: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11023116 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11023116