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Brogan-like shoes, called "brogues" (from Old Irish "bróc" meaning "shoe"), were made and worn in Ireland and Scotland as early as the 16th century, and the shoe type probably originated in Ireland. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] They were used by the Scots and the Irish as work boots to wear in the wet, boggy Scottish and Irish countryside. [ 3 ]
Pair of full brogue shoes. The brogue (derived from the Gaeilge bróg (), and the Gaelic bròg for "shoe") [1] [2] is a style of low-heeled shoe or boot traditionally characterised by multiple-piece, sturdy leather uppers with decorative perforations (or "broguing") and serration along the pieces' visible edges.
In 1996, Boots stated they were making a £7.6 million investment in the Republic of Ireland at an announcement in the Clarence Hotel; the first store opened later that year. [2] In 1998, the Small Firm Association recommended to Boots that they should set up a company within Ireland for the Irish market. [3]
Irish cuisine (Irish: Cócaireacht na hÉireann) encompasses the cooking styles, traditions and recipes associated with the island of Ireland.It has developed from antiquity through centuries of social and political change and the mixing of different cultures, predominantly with those from nearby Britain and other European regions.
brat (from Old Irish bratt meaning "cloak, mantle" [8]) A cloak covering or cloth. [9] Also as swadding-clothes [10] and bird's plumage. [11] brogan (from bróg, meaning "shoe" [12] or "boot". [13]) A boot or shoe of untanned leather, often with holes in the sides or over the toes intended for drying while worn in wet conditions. [13]
A traditional quick bread or cake, roughly triangular in shape. Fried bread: Arán friochta Bread fried in bacon fat. Full breakfast. Also known as "full Irish", "Irish fry" or "Ulster fry" Bricfeasta friochta Rashers, sausages and eggs, often served with a variety of side dishes such as fried mushrooms, soda bread and puddings. Garlic cheese chips
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Uilleann is a genitive form of the Irish word for "elbow”, uillinn. The Irish term for uilleann pipes is píb uilleann (alt. píob uilleann), which means "pipes(s) of the elbow(s)”. [7] However, the first attested written form is "Union pipes", at the end of the 18th century, perhaps to denote the union of the chanter, drones, and regulators.