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On Mon, 15 Sep 2025 18:07:21 -0000 (UTC), John McCue wrote:

> The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote: <snip>
> 
>> Strictly travellers are Irish itinerants who exist mainly by theft and 
>> scrap metal dealing and are distinct from Romanies who are actually of
>> different ethnic origins. And speak a different language.
> 
> I worked in Ireland for a month or 2 in the mid 80s for the mini-company
> I was at.  I remember people there talking about these people, but I
> thought they were called "tinkers", but could have been as you said
> "travellers".
> 
> Is my memory correct about "tinkers" ?

'tinker, tailor, soldier, spy'