AN exhibition entitled “Embracing Our Heritage: A celebration of Irish Traveller Identity” will be launched in Kerry County Museum, Ashe Memorial Hall, Tralee at 11am on Thursday.

A partnership between Kerry Traveller Health Community Development Project and
Kerry County Museum, the exhibition and will provide an opportunity for families, both Traveller and Settled, to learn more about the traditions, values and culture of the Traveller community in Co Kerry.

It aims to foster mutual understanding and appreciation of Traveller culture and heritage. The exhibition will be the highlight of this year’s Traveller Pride Week in Co. Kerry.

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It will be launched by the renowned author and Traveller Rights’ activist Oein DeBhairduin, who works with the National Museum of Ireland as Curator of Traveller Culture.

On display will be a collection of photographs of Travellers at Puck Fair from the Kennelly Archives, artisan tinsmith products and other traditional crafts, two scale model traditional wagons, and a scale model of a Traveller camp set at Puck Fair alongside an assortment of other items traditionally used as part of the nomadic life of a Traveller family.

The exhibition will be open with free entry to the public and run until the end of June 2024. A smaller permanent exhibit will remain within the museum on an ongoing basis.

Brigid Quilligan, Project Manager at Kerry Travellers Project said; “We are proud to be
working in partnership with Kerry County Museum, bringing the rich traditions of Traveller Culture to a wider audience, and ensuring they can be appreciated into the future. We look forward to welcoming everyone to the launch of this special event”.

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