An Irish traveller has claimed that she was forced to have an arranged marriage at age 16, which led to having three children and a divorce by the time she was 23. Among her revelations about life as a traveller is that arranged marriages are not uncommon because families don't want their children marrying people outside of the community. I didn't know I was getting married until the morning of my 16th birthday and I woke up, there was a big white wedding dress. Bridget said parents within the traveller community choose their child's partner because they don't want them to marry outsiders. 'I'm going to support my children in their full education and support them to be whatever they want to be in life.'

Source: Daily Mail September 09, 2021 16:29 UTC