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The Highland Tinkers: Scotland's Travelling People
In this episode of The Story of Scotland, Lucas and Luna explore the often-overlooked history of the Highland Travellers, known historically as 'tinkers' or 'ceàrdannan'. They trace the origins of these nomadic metalworkers and horsetraders from the Gaelic-speaking Highlands, their unique social structure, and their persecution during the Reformation and the Clearances. Learn about the Travellers' skills in tinsmithing and basket-making, their oral traditions of storytelling and music, and the infamous 17th-century 'Acts for the Suppression of Vagabonds'…
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