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Nottingham Post
Nottingham Post
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Olimpia Zagnat

Irish travellers pitched up in Nottingham say there's 'nothing to be ashamed of'

A proud dad-of-two who has been travelling in a caravan since he 'was in nappies' says there's "nothing to be ashamed of". Lee McCann is one of the 20 families who arrived in Nottingham over the weekend.

And he's been speaking about his life and being always 'on the go'. The 23-year-old from Dublin said he could never imagine living in a house. "It is too crowded - I like to enjoy the nature and be out on the road. We never stay in one place. We are always on the go. It is in the blood," he said.

Mr McCann left school when he was 14 - but that did not stop him from making a life of his own. "Some of us in the community take on jobs in the cities we arrive in. But it is important that some of us stay here [together] if there is any trouble," he said.

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