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Travellers tend to marry young, and the average family size is eight children.
The Travellers nomadic lifestyle is a distinctive aspect of the group's culture. They have their own language, known as Shelta , or Cant, that may date back to the thirteenth century. The history of the Travellers is largely unrecorded. There is speculation that many of the group may be descended from an ancient class of wandering poets. Update Name Email Read Irish Culture Previous Features by Date .