TraVisionFoundation

Irish Traveller-led. Rooted in Sligo.
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Research, stories and public records. Start short, then go deeper only if you want to.

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Stone dolmen at Carrowmore with Knocknarea and its cairn in the distance.
Carrowmore, County SligoCliffoney · CC BY-SA 4.0
History

Irish Traveller history: a fuller picture

A plain-language introduction to origins, continuity and the limits of the evidence.

Foundation perspectiveOpen this reading
Green pasture beneath Knocknarea, with Queen Medb’s cairn visible on the summit.
Knocknarea, County SligoBigBear_Martin · Public domain
Health

Identity is a health issue

Why TraVision brings culture, belonging and health into the same conversation.

Research questionsOpen this reading
The stone façade and forecourt of Leinster House in Dublin.
Leinster House, DublinDavid Kernan · CC BY 4.0
History

What does decolonisation mean?

The laws and assumptions we inherit—and the questions we need to ask.

Foundation perspectiveOpen this reading
The stone façade and forecourt of Leinster House in Dublin.
Leinster House, DublinDavid Kernan · CC BY 4.0
Human rights

Our account of Leinster House

TraVision’s account of the committee discussion on 7 May 2026.

Foundation accountOpen this reading
The limestone slopes and green landscape of Benbulben in County Sligo.
Benbulben, County SligoBigBear_Martin · Public domain
Human rights

From Sligo to Geneva

Read about TraVision’s participation and its Indigenous advocacy position.

Participation · July 2026Open this reading
Stone dolmen at Carrowmore with Knocknarea and its cairn in the distance.
Carrowmore, County SligoCliffoney · CC BY-SA 4.0
Culture

The Last Clans Standing

A developing documentary on Gaelic continuity and Irish Traveller history.

In developmentExplore this project
The grass quadrangle and historic stone buildings at University College Cork.
University College Cork quadrangleMarathon · CC BY-SA 2.0
Science

What the genetics can tell us

Gilbert et al., Scientific Reports, 2017. Published population-history research.

Published study · external linkOpen this reading
Green pasture beneath Knocknarea, with Queen Medb’s cairn visible on the summit.
Knocknarea, County SligoBigBear_Martin · Public domain
Science

Culture, environment and the microbiome

Keohane et al., Nature Medicine, 2020. Published research on lifestyle change.

Published study · external linkOpen this reading
Stone dolmen at Carrowmore with Knocknarea and its cairn in the distance.
Carrowmore, County SligoCliffoney · CC BY-SA 4.0
Health

Colonisation, identity and suicide

A multidisciplinary paper named in the Foundation’s source document.

Request availabilityOpen this reading
The stone façade and forecourt of Leinster House in Dublin.
Leinster House, DublinDavid Kernan · CC BY 4.0
Human rights

Impact & Partnership Report 2026

Ask the Foundation for the latest version of its work and partnership report.

Request availabilityOpen this reading
The red-brick Yeats Memorial Building in Sligo.
Yeats Memorial Building, SligoRuhrfisch · CC BY-SA 4.0
Culture

Outside the Colony

A public-education podcast project exploring history, identity and critical thinking.

Project informationExplore this project
The grass quadrangle and historic stone buildings at University College Cork.
University College Cork quadrangleMarathon · CC BY-SA 2.0
Science

How we approach research

Irish Traveller leadership, careful claims and knowledge that returns to the community.

Research principlesOpen this reading
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