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RCTA_TRC_Boulders Blocking_2003_PHOTO.webp
A photograph of boulders blocking access to a green area. This is a common tactic by local authorities to stop Travellers from parking up.

RCTA_TRC_Eviction9_2004_PHOTO.webp
A photograph of a man watching a large concrete block being placed in front of a gate

RCTA_TRC_Eviction10_2004_PHOTO.webp
A photograph of a large concrete block being placed between two other large concrete blocks, making a barrier to stop Travellers from camping

RCTA_BTW_blackpool girls group at launch of wagon_2005_PHOTO.webp
A photograph of the Blackpool girl's group at the launch of the barrel-top wagon in the National Sculpture Factory

RCTA_IE_Black Ash halting site_14 April1981_PHOTO.webp
A black and white photograph of the Black Ash Halting Site. This was a Corporation (Council) site constructed near the traditional Black Ash campsite

RCTA_CPM_Tent Project11_2007_PHOTO.webp
A photograph of three women standing between a traditional lubán tent and a barrel-top wagon in the Toraig on the Tobar exhibit at Cork Public Museum

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…

RCTA_DC_CTWN_Beady Pocket_2013_POSTER-compressed.pdf
A poster with an image of a Beady Pocket and a text describing the practice of making them and how Travellers have made and their importance to Traveller culture and identity.

RCTA_BTW_Barrel Top Wagon on St Patrick's Day_2005_PHOTO.webp
A photograph of the barrel-top wagon with a group of Travellers on Penrose Quay during St Patrick's Day 2005

RCTA_IE_Barreltop wagon deserted Traveller Site at Ballinure Mahon Cork. 07 Janurary 1971_PHOTO.webp
A black and white photograph of a barrel-top wagon through a broken window,

RCTA_IE_Ballinure Mahon First Cork Traveller Site Deserted 2 September 1971_PHOTO.webp
Photograph of the first City Council Halting site.
Due to the substandard construction, Traveller families did not stay on the site long.

RCTA_IE_Ballinure Mahon_2 September 1971_PHOTO.webp
Photograph of the first City Council Halting site.
Due to the substandard construction, Traveller families did not stay on the site long. Notice the bare block walls

RCTA_Activism_Housing Protest City Hall 16_ 2017_PHOTO..webp
A man holding a sign saying "Apple Google Please plan a Factory for Spring Lane" at a Traveller accommodation protest outside Cork City Hall

RCTA_TRC_Eviction1_2004_PHOTO.webp
A photograph of concrete cylinders blocking access to a green area. This is a common tactic by local authorities to stop Travellers from parking up.

RCTA_BTW_Amanda Carmody at the launch of the Traveller Culture Exhibit_2005_PHOTO.webp
Amanda Carmody at the launch of the Traveller Culture Exhibit, with Brigid Carmody and Mary O'Sullivan.

RCTA_DT_Meelagh40_2011_PHOTO.webp
A photograph of two young girls and three young boys posing with big smiles

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

Runtime: 4min 50sec

RCTA_PFM_A Reading_ Blackpool 1997_PHOTO.webp
A colour photograph of a young girl reading a prayer during an open-air mass in The Pole Field Blackpool

RCTA_DT_Meelagh28_2011_PHOTO.webp
A photograph of a man standing in front of a campervan
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