Discover Lace in Ireland

Discover Lace in Ireland is a digital collection of resources created by Friends of Lace Limerick and the South Armagh Lace Collective, with the support of The Guild of Irish Lacemakers.

The online event has the purpose of introducing the digital publication to the public at large, as well as the other digital resources available, and presenting our ambitious plans for August Craft Month 2025.

The digital collection is a product of the Laces of Ireland project, which is  led by Limerick City and County Council, having as partners our two voluntary groups – Friends of Lace Limerick and the South Armagh Lace Collective-,as well as three museums: the Limerick Museum, the Armagh County Museum and the Cork Public Museum. The long term goal is to create and promote a lace trail through the majority of historical lacemaking centres on the island of Ireland. The project is one of the nine funded under the CreativeCommunities on a Shared Island scheme.

The two lacemaker groups came up with the idea of a lace trail, that would map places of lace interest, back in 2019.  International experience shows that people interested in lace have a much broader interest in lace history and lace techniques than the particular type of lace they are making. The availability of such a lace trail has both national and international tourism potential and would encourage the organisation of lace tours throughout the island of Ireland.

For the duration of the project (2023-2025), we are creating online resources, organising exhibitions, presentations, demonstrations and lacemaking classes.

The Laces of Ireland digital platform is being further developed to include a Laces of Ireland Trail map. An all-Ireland lace trail that will include the permanent collections and lacemaking community groups available to welcome visitors, as well as a joint calendar of events. The calendar currently includes all lace-related events for #AugustCraftMonth.

The Zoom link will be made available on the Laces of Ireland website on the day of the event.

This project is funded by Creative Ireland’s Creative Communities on a Shared Island Scheme, and Limerick City and County Council through Creative Ireland Limerick.

To sign up for the online event please visit: lacesofireland.ie/places-of-lace/discover-lace-in-ireland/

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