Irish Travellers (sometimes known as "pikeys", "itinerants" or "Tinkers") are a very small minority group in Ireland. They make up less than 1% of the population with approximately 23,000 people in the Republic and another 1,500 in the North. It is also estimated that there are about 15,000 Irish travellers in Britain and another 10,000 in the USA. Irish Travellers belong to a distinct ethnic group within Ireland. They have their own language, beliefs and social customs which have been made stronger over time due to their exclusion and marginalisation from mainstream "settled" society.

Travellers refuse to adopt a settled way of life instead choosing to travel around the countries they inhabit living in caravans stopping at the side of roads or in fields for periods of time before moving on. Their culture is notoriously violent with frequent skirmishes between rival families and secret prize fights often held in remote areas as to go under the radar of the local authorities. The highlight of these fights is the legendary king of the Tinkers gathering where individuals duke it out bareknuckled with the victor assuming the throne of this nomadic culture. The fight is rarely witnessed by outsiders, the same goes for the brutal prize fights, that is until now. Sickjokes has managed to get it's hands on a video of a ten thousand pound prize fight between two travellers James McDonagh Quinn and a character known as 'The Lurcher' Joyce. Be prepared to witness this bloody contest by the side of a quiet road somewhere on the Emerald Isle. Fight Club eat your heart out!

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