Typical peasant settlement, Irish Town

Typical peasant settlement, Irish Town

"Typical post-emancipation peasant settlement: The peasant settlement in Irish Town is an example of the many sporadic settlements in hilly unused land. The houses erected were as simple as possible and reflects the uncertainty of tenure which inhibited the home owner."

Peasants; Communities; Huts; Trees; Irish Town (St. Andrew, Jamaica)

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