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…

Carrickmacross appliqué, Irish lace work

Carrickmacross Lace Demonstration by Nora Finnegan

Irish Crochet Lace – The Guild of Irish Lacemakers

Your Place And Mine - Greater Belfast - Irish Lace: Thelma Goldring

Upcoming Events – The Guild of Irish Lacemakers

In Ireland, Making Lace for the Love of It - The New York Times

purchase factory lace Antique lace hand Carrickmacross made

RDS Branchardière Lace €8,000 Bursary

Reimagining Irish Lace in Western New York - Document - Gale

The Guild of Irish Lacemakers

Setting Up & Starting in Carrickmacross Lace