I was recently given some lovely lace handkerchiefs from my grandmother. Several of them have a gold sticker on them that proclaims "Genuine Irish Lace Made In China." How can it be "Genuine Irish ...

Nellie Ó Cléirigh: NELLIE Ó Cléirigh, (née Beary) who has died aged 81, was an authority on the Irish lace industry, and a historian… Nellie Ó Cléirigh:NELLIE Ó Cléirigh, (née Beary) who has died aged ...

What do royal weddings and graffiti have in common? Both are using Irish lace as templates, writes architect Roisin Murphy Kate Middleton used Carrickmacross lace techniques in the delicate flowers on ...

Analysis: the exquisite handiwork of Borris Lacemakers is helping to revive the traditional craft of Irish lacemaking in Co Carlow She founded Borris Lace in response to the economic hardship being ...