from New Plymouth, ID
10 March 1810 • Belfast , Ireland
Died:09 August 1886 • Howth , Ireland
Spouse:Mary Guinness
Artist • Barrister
the Belfast Royal Academy
Area of science:Mythology
Irish poet • Irish writer • Museums
Ascribed status:19th-century Irish person
…stay away from the cities by establishing them in the lacemaking and embroidery trade, which is why he became the Patron Saint of lace-making.[citation needed] In 1837, Samuel Ferguson first used jacquard looms with Heathcoats bobbin net machine, resulting in endless possibilities for lace d...