Margaret Grey Porter (died 1881) was an Irish philanthropist who developed and established Carrickmacross lace.
There were a very wealthy family, with John Grey Porter donating large amounts of the Church of Ireland.
The new lace the women developed garnered interest with its artistic designs.
When Porter and her husband left the area, the teaching was taken up by two Misses Reid of Rahans, and later Tristram Kennedy.
[1][5][6] Her husband bought the Belleville estate and Belmore lands in County Fermanagh in 1830.