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Irish lace has always been an important part of the Irish needlework tradition. ... Sheelin Lace Museum, Co. Fermanagh [14] Mountmellick Museum, Co Laois [15]
Sheelin Antique Irish Lace Museum: Bellanaleck: Fermanagh: Industry: website, Irish lace dating from 1890–1920 County Londonderry: Amelia Earhart Centre: Derry: Londonderry: Aviation: website, located in Ballyarnett Country Park, open by appointment, local aviation history and story of local landing of Amelia Earhart: Apprentice Boys Museum ...
In 2014, Limerick City Council published a comprehensive history on Limerick lace called Amazing Lace, written by Dr Matthew Potter, Curator of Limerick Museum. In 2019, Limerick lace was added to the Irish National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage.
Youghal Lace was perhaps the most successful of the nineteenth century Irish needlelaces. In 1845 Mother Mary Ann Smith (d.1872), one of the Presentation Sisters, unpicked some Italian lace to discover the techniques used to make it, and then taught them to local women. [1] The Convent Lace School was opened in Youghal in 1852. [2]
A museum at the Mountmellick Development Association in Mountmellick has been opened to permanently display articles of Mountmellick embroidery for all to see. The National Museum of Ireland ( Dublin ) also has some beautiful examples of the work, as does the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum outside Belfast and the An Grianan Adult Education ...
Irish Fly Fishing and Game Shooting Museum: Attanagh: Laois: Leinster: Irish Midlands: Sports: information, information, vintage rods, reels, guns, tackle, tools and specimens of birds and fish Irish Jewish Museum: Dublin: Dublin: Leinster: Dublin: Ethnic: Located in a former synagogue, history and culture of Ireland's Jewish communities Irish ...
Kenmare lace is a handmade needlepoint lace originally made in Kenmare, Ireland. In the 19th century, sisters of the Poor Clare convent, under the leadership of Mary O'Hagan introduced needlepoint lace to the women and girls of the locality. [1] [2] It was a response to the poverty that followed the Great Famine. [3]
The National Museum of Ireland – Decorative Arts and History (Irish: Ard-Mhúsaem na hÉireann – Na hEalaíona Maisiúla ⁊ Stair) is a branch of the National Museum of Ireland (NMI) located at the former Collins Barracks in the Arbour Hill area of Dublin, Ireland.