Na Redlegs - The Invisible Irish in Barbados

Don't Argue With Me!.jpg - Louise Yearwood and neighbours
Contact us if you would like to purchase this image

DON'T ARGUE WITH ME!

Erlene Downie and her devoted dog.jpg - Erlene with her devoted dog. Married but widowed for over 30 years
Contact us if you would like to purchase this image

ERLENE DOWNIE AND HER DEVOTED DOG

Erlene Downie and her Dog.jpg - Erlene removing ticks from her dog
Contact us if you would like to purchase this image

ERLENE DOWNIE AND HER DOG

Erlene Downie and her stove to heat water.jpg - Erlene has no water or electricity. She gets water from a standpipe down the road and uses a kerosene lamp for light. She heats water once a week on this outside stove to have a wash.
Contact us if you would like to purchase this image

ERLENE DOWNIE AND HER STOVE TO HEAT WATER

Erlene Downie Coconut Collection.jpg - Erlene Downie's collection of cocnuts which she sells to St. Joseph Nursery for growing orchids. She leaves home early and collects those that have fallen to the ground and hauls them back home mostly from dense undergrowth some way from home
Contact us if you would like to purchase this image

ERLENE DOWNIE COCONUT COLLECTION

Erlene Downie splitting Coconuts.jpg - Erlene splitting open coconuts
Contact us if you would like to purchase this image

ERLENE DOWNIE SPLITTING COCONUTS

Eustace Norris at Home.jpg -
Contact us if you would like to purchase this image

EUSTACE NORRIS AT HOME

Eustace Norris.jpg -
Contact us if you would like to purchase this image

EUSTACE NORRIS

First cousins - Wilson and Eustace Norris.jpg - Their fathers were brothers making them first cousins.
Contact us if you would like to purchase this image

FIRST COUSINS - WILSON AND EUSTACE NORRIS

Hazel Downie and niece Naygia.jpg - Erlene Downie's daughter Hazel with her niece Naygia. Hazel lives in a house supplied by the government. She is 45 years old and was 10 when her father died of leukemia. She has 3 sons by a black father.
Contact us if you would like to purchase this image

HAZEL DOWNIE AND NIECE NAYGIA

Hazel Downie with a son and niece Naygia.jpg - Hazel with a son and niece Naygia. Hazel is the daughter of Erlene Downie
Contact us if you would like to purchase this image

HAZEL DOWNIE WITH A SON AND NIECE NAYGIA

John Farnum and friends.jpg - John Farnum at one time had 4 fishing boats. Now he is almost blind and one leg amputated as a result of diabetes
Contact us if you would like to purchase this image

JOHN FARNUM AND FRIENDS

John Farnum.jpg - John Farnum at one time had 4 fishing boats. Now he is almost blind and one leg amputated as a result of diabetes
Contact us if you would like to purchase this image

JOHN FARNUM

Louise Yearwood.jpg -
Contact us if you would like to purchase this image

LOUISE YEARWOOD

Louise Yearwood with a neighbour.jpg -
Contact us if you would like to purchase this image

LOUISE YEARWOOD WITH A NEIGHBOUR

Only Joking.jpg - Louise Yearwood and neighbours share a joke
Contact us if you would like to purchase this image

ONLY JOKING

Wilson Norris in front of the Atlantic Ocean.jpg -
Contact us if you would like to purchase this image

WILSON NORRIS IN FRONT OF THE ATLANTIC OCEAN

Wilson Norris talking to Wilson Yearwood.jpg - Wilson Norris is about to go and collect coconuts
Contact us if you would like to purchase this image

WILSON NORRIS TALKING TO WILSON YEARWOOD

Wilson Norris with sack and hoe.jpg -
Contact us if you would like to purchase this image

WILSON NORRIS WITH SACK AND HOE

Wilson Norris.jpg - Wilson Norris living on the windswept east coast of Barbados
Contact us if you would like to purchase this image

WILSON NORRIS

Wilson Yearwood and Wilson Norris.jpg - Wilson Norris is about to go and collect coconuts and chatting to Wilson Yearwood
Contact us if you would like to purchase this image

WILSON YEARWOOD AND WILSON NORRIS

A Close Knit Community.jpg -
Contact us if you would like to purchase this image

A CLOSE KNIT COMMUNITY

Eric Bailey.jpg - Eric with aspirations to go to college and become a cabinet maker
Contact us if you would like to purchase this image

ERIC BAILEY

Erlene dressed for me to Interview.jpg - Erlene has no water or electricity. She gets water from a standpipe down the road and uses a kerosene lamp for light. She heats water once a week on this outside stove to have a wash. Her dog is a constant companion and she has a strong belief in the Almighty.
Contact us if you would like to purchase this image

ERLENE DRESSED FOR ME TO INTERVIEW

John Farnum and Shontelle.jpg - Redlegs John Farnum and Shontelle taken on the verandah of a chattel house in Newcastle, St John, Barbados. John has diabetes, has had one leg amputated and is losing his sight.
Contact us if you would like to purchase this image

JOHN FARNUM AND SHONTELLE

Chris Watson hides his Face.jpg - Chris was a fisherman all his life. The blistering sun has resulted in him having horrendous skin cancer on his face
Contact us if you would like to purchase this image

CHRIS WATSON HIDES HIS FACE

Chris Watson.jpg -
Contact us if you would like to purchase this image

CHRIS WATSON

Chris Watsons house.jpg - Surrounded by banana trees and overhung by breadfruit trees with the Atlantic Ocean in the background.
Contact us if you would like to purchase this image

CHRIS WATSONS HOUSE

Online Portfolio
See a selection of our work

Online Shop
Buy our images online here

The Mill House Gallery
Coosheen, Schull, Co. Cork

Current Exhibition
See the location of our exhibits