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What is Romany ?
26.08.2004 09:46
True Romany have lived in peace in the UK for many years. We do not feel under threat because we respect the land and those who own it, indeed it is the land that has given us our regular income through work for farmers and land owners who allow us to park our vardos for limited periods in return for work.
Romany folk are not 'Travellers' and we have no association with those who claim our heritage to excuse their behaviour.
Ian
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26.08.2004 12:29
Romany Gypsies helped with the harvest, bought and sold horses and were well known for their fencing skills. My brother still lives in the village and the Romany no longer come as many of the farms are gone (replaced by yuppie houses) but now they have travellers and with them has come vandalism, theft, drunken fighting and rubbish left behind. When the Romany Council was approached to mediate the village council were told these people were nothing to do with them and they hated the damage they had done to the reputation of Romany Gypsy people everywhere. In Ireland many travellers have been attacked by Romany because of the problems they have caused.
RpT