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In 1892 Mary Montgomery, wife of the local landowner in Fivemiletown, founded an art metalwork industry to provide employment for local boys and young men. The designers included Mary’s husband, Hugh de Fellenberg Montgomery and John Williams, an art teacher from England. The work, mainly in copper and brass, won numerous awards at exhibitions and was purchased by Queen Victoria, the Duke of York and the Princess of Wales. A pair of copper jugs in the Museum’s collection is a very good example of this successful, although short-lived, industry.

An ornate table, donated by local collector Selwyn Johnson, was made by William Scott (1865-1910), who is remembered as the woodcarver responsible for the ornate doors of the Enniskillen townhall in 1900 and the stalls in the convent chapel in 1904. During his lifetime he was best known as an exceptionally versatile musician, accomplished in singing as well as in playing violin, cello & dulcimer, xlyophone, banjo and guitar.