Traveller and her children, begging by the railings of Merrion Square.

*Additional comment*
I met this family on a day I was wandering around town with my camera. I had a chat with the woman, I asked if I could take some pictures and she agreed. She prompted the children to smile for the photograph but they were a little shy, as is normal with many young children.
I was not attempting to make an earth-shattering statement. They were poor but they struck me as a "normal" family. The mother's attitude was realistic, "you do what you can to put food on the table". She had dignity, I think it shows.

I am overwhelmed, my personal favorite has a DD!
A huge thank you to =Tom-Ripley for suggesting it. It means a lot to me as Tom is a photographer who's work I admire and love. A big thank you to `Helewidis for featuring it. This is a good day!

This is from an old print, it's also cropped in a way I'm not thrilled with, the print is too big for the scanner. The entire print shows the children's feet and the blankets they were sitting on. There may be some light leaks from not being able to close the scanner lid properly.