TraVision knowledge challenge

Test your IQ on Gaelic history

A short set of questions drawn at random from TraVision’s Gaelic history, Traveller history, language and law question bank. Choose one answer for each question, then see the evidence and explanations at the end.

10 random questions · one answer each · explanations at the end

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Test your IQ on Gaelic history

Which international human rights body routinely criticises Ireland for failing to provide adequate culturally appropriate accommodation and stopping sites for Travellers?

Which 2017 landmark genomic study confirmed Irish Travellers as an indigenous population distinct from European Romani and Scottish Travellers?

What mid-20th-century Irish State report laid the foundation for forced assimilation policies by treating nomadism as a social pathology?

Which linguistic process is heavily utilized in Cant/Shelta where Irish words are reversed or structurally transformed?

What was the legal status of married women regarding property ownership under Brehon Law?

On which date did the Irish State officially grant formal state recognition to Irish Travellers as a distinct ethnic group?

In Cant/Shelta lexical terminology, what is the word used to refer to a non-Traveller or settled person?

What was 'Honor-Price' (Lóg nEnech) under Brehon legal theory?

Which ancient archaeological features found throughout Ireland are historically associated with seasonal boiling/cooking sites near water sources?

What traditional artisan trade made Irish Travellers vital to rural Irish agriculture prior to the mid-20th century widespread adoption of plastic and modern metals?