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The reaction to the UK company’s surname blacklist shouldn’t overshadow Ireland’s own discrimination against Travellers
Pontins at Prestatyn, Denbighshire. Photograph: David Levene/The Guardian
Pontins at Prestatyn, Denbighshire. Photograph: David Levene/The Guardian
Thu 4 Mar 2021 07.36 EST
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I was well into my adult years when I realised a word that I, and every other Derry child I knew, had been using as an insult was actually a name. The word, which I won’t repeat here, was used to denote people or actions that were trashy, uncivilised, poor or dishevelled.