Irish point
noun
A kind of point lace from Ireland, originally worked in imitation of Brussels lace, typically with floral designs, especially that made in the convent of Youghal in Cork in the late 19th and early 20th centuries; also known as Curragh lace, Curragh point.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Catalogue of the Great Exhibition.
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