Sprigging School in Rathbarry

Initiated by Lady Carbery, this school was built in 1825 in a time when there was a worldwide revival in the art of lace making. The lace associated with Rathbarry was know as sprigging lace so called because it was shaped like a sprig or spray.

 

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