Perry Ogden

Blog : Paddy "Red" Lydon

Sad to read in today's Irish Times that Paddy "Red" Lydon, the red-haired boy in the famous John Hinde postcard of two children collecting turf in Connemara, has died aged 65. The girl in the picture was his sister Mary. They were paid "half a crown" for their participation. Iconic image. John Hinde was way ahead of his time.