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RCTA_TRC_Unkown Location 2_2003_PHOTO.webp
A photograph of five caravans and a van parked on the roadside in an unknown part of Cork Ctiy.

RCTA_TRC_Unkown Location 3_2003_PHOTO.webp
A photograph of two caravans and two vans parked on the roadside in an unknown part of Cork City.

RCTA_BTW_Barreltop Project Part1_2011_AUDIO.mp3
Part one of a series of four radio programmes documenting the Barrel-top Project, in which a life-size Barrel-top Wagon was made during Cork’s tenure as European Capital of Culture (2005). The series includes interviews with members of the Cork…

BarreltopWagonPart2.mp3
Part two of a series of four radio programmes documenting the Barrel-top Project, in which a life-size Barrel-top Wagon was made during Cork’s tenure as European Capital of Culture (2005). The series includes interviews with members of the Cork…

BarreltopWagonPart3.mp3
Part three of a series of four radio programmes documenting the Barrel-top Project, in which a life-size Barrel-top Wagon was made during Cork’s tenure as European Capital of Culture (2005). The series includes interviews with members of the Cork…

BarreltopWagonPart4.mp3
Part four of a series of four radio programmes documenting the Barrel-top Project, in which a life-size Barrel-top Wagon was made during Cork’s tenure as European Capital of Culture (2005). The series includes interviews with members of the Cork…

RCTA_CHF_Man with Horse_PHOTO.webp
A photograph of a man with a horse at Cahirmee Horse Fair

RCTA_CHF_Martin McCarthy_PHOTO.webp
A man showing off his horse's teeth at Cahirmee Horse Fair

RCTA_CHF_Sue Ellen with Mag and Others_2010_PHOTO.webp
A family enjoying themselves at Cahirmee Horse Fair

RCTA_CHF_Three Men Enjoying the Day(Tom and Arthur McCarthy)_PHOTO.webp
A photograph of three men enjoying themselves at Cahirmee Horse Fair.

RCTA_CHF_Two Young Men with Horse_2010_PHOTO.webp
A photograph of two young men with a horse

A short animation made by Hazel Hurley. It gives an overview of Irish Travellers, their culture and identity.

Runtime: 4min 50sec

This film presents a unique look into a rarely seen, and slowly vanishing, part of the contemporary Traveller lifestyle – the racing and husbandry of horses by the boys and men of the Spring Lane halting site. Directed by Noel Twomey, "Tales of the…

A short film produced by Go Productions for TVG. The film focuses on a group of young Traveller boys making a bicycle.

Short film mapping the network of 24 traditional Traveller camp sites in and around Cork city from nomadic times

Beady Pockets (2021) features Traveller grandmother Kathleen Keenan sharing her memories about a traditional Traveller women's craft with her granddaughter. A beady pocket was a traditional bag worn by Traveller women and decorated with beads and…

Made by Cork Traveller Women's Network with the Department of Folklore at UCC, supported by the Heritage Council of Ireland. This short film features older Travellers reminiscing about life on the road and the importance of preserving community…

barreltops-on-Cornmarket-street-1931-irish-examiner.jpg
A black and white photograph of five barrel top wagons on the Kyle Street end of Cornmarket Street, Coal Quay, Cork City

RCTA_KF_ [JF] Red John Keenan_Mahon October 2024 _PHOTO.webp
A colour photograph of Red John Keenan at his home in Mahon
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