People group profile · PG000299
The Irish Travellers of Ireland
The Irish Travellers of Ireland, numbering about 6,100 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Ireland.
They are an indigenous people in the Anglo-Celt people cluster of the Eurasian Peoples. Their primary religion is Roman Catholicism, and they primarily speak Shelta.
Fast facts
- Country
- Ireland
- Population
- 6,100
- Affinity group
- European Peoples
- People cluster
- Anglo-Celt
- Primary language
- Shelta (sth)
- Primary religion
- Roman Catholicism
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- No Known Evangelicals
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Northern Europe, Europe
Where they live
Gospel status
The Irish Travellers are Engaged yet Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, but there are sustained efforts to establish self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. In GSEC terms, this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years.
- Congregations exist No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Irish Travellers
- Continue prayer and fasting for this group
- Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
- Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people
Primary religion
Roman Catholicism · Christianity
95% adherents
Primary language
Shelta · Speech Register family
100% speak Shelta
Gospel resources in Shelta
- Bible not available
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings not available
- Audio resources not available
- Bible stories not available
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Irish Travellers
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
Irish Traveller in other countries
The same people (ROP3 108929) is reported in 1 other country.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Travellers | United Kingdom | 6,800 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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