Carrickmacross – The Guild of Irish Lacemakers

Lace-making in Western Europe is generally believed to be of 16th Century Italian origin. It is not surprising therefore that Carrickmacross Lace was first inspired by Italian Applique Lace in the early part of the 19th Century. In 1816, Rev John Grey Porter, Rector of Donoghmoyne, a parish near Carrickmacross in Co. Monaghan, married Margaret…

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