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Irish Travellers

traditionally nomadic people of ethnic Irish origin
Intangible ethnic_group Q875651
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Irish Travellers

Summary

Irish Travellers is an ethnic group[1]. It ranks in the top 0.4% of ethnic_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,529 views/month, #18 of 4,529).[2]

Key Facts

  • Irish Travellers's instance of is recorded as ethnic group[3].
  • Irish Travellers's instance of is recorded as itinerant groups of Europe[4].
  • Irish Travellers's Commons category is recorded as Irish Travellers[5].
  • Irish Travellers's country of origin is recorded as Ireland[6].
  • Irish Travellers's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Irish Travellers[7].
  • Irish Travellers has a population of {'amount': '+30987'}[8].
  • Irish Travellers's partially coincident with is recorded as Highland Travellers[9].
  • Irish Travellers's native label is recorded as Mincéirí[10].
  • Irish Travellers's native label is recorded as Mincéirs[11].
  • Irish Travellers's native label is recorded as Pavees[12].
  • Irish Travellers's language used is recorded as Shelta[13].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include ethnic group[3] and itinerant groups of Europe[4].

Why It Matters

Irish Travellers ranks in the top 0.4% of ethnic_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,529 views/month, #18 of 4,529).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Related Entities

Ireland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Irish Travellers. Retrieved October 1, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/irish-travellers
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_irish-travellers_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Irish Travellers}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/irish-travellers}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-01}}
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Edit History

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  1. 17d ago · Bischrob · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+30987'}
    Instance of → ethnic group, itinerant groups of Europe
    Country of origin → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Irish Travellers
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14249]]: SM8127, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/273983|batch #273983]]"
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