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Tue 06 Jun 2004English villagers visit Limerick to find out why Travellers have settled in their areaResidents of an English village have visited the town of Rathkeale in Co Limerick to try to find out why Irish Travellers have moved into their area.Residents of Cottenham in Cambridgeshire have said there could soon be 5,000 Travellers living on 500 acres of land in the village.