End of the road for Wanderly Wagon: Last Travellers living in barrel-top wagon to settle down

The model has undergone a makeover in recent years that saw its wooden wheels replaced with modern tyres, but it still radiates old-world charm

Nelly and Willie Reilly outside their barrel-top wagon, adorned with primrose yellow and emerald green. Pictures: McGee Photography

A couple who are the last remaining Travellers living in a barrel-top wagon are finally ready to settle, after decades of embracing the old-school tradition.

Nelly Reilly, 68, and her husband Willie, 77, live on an unofficial site in Cashel, Tipperary.