Tríd an Lionsa

Gap Girls (1x4)

Air date: Nov 15, 2015

The fourth programme in Tríd an Lionsa raises unsettling questions about colonial expectations and exploitation. Gap Girls features seven images of barefoot young girls in Kerry’s Gap of Dunloe in the late 19th century. The series explores why the photographer focused on these young girls who sold poteen and goat’s milk to tourists, and why they were photographed barefoot and backed by a bare rock face.