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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.
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 ]
Galoshes are overshoes, and not to be confused with the form of large slip-on rubber boots (known in the United Kingdom as Wellington boots). A protective layer (made variously of leather , rubber, or synthetic ripstop material) that only wraps around a shoe's upper is known as a spat or gaiter .
The Irish Girl by Ford Maxon Brown, 1860. Traditional Irish clothing is the traditional attire which would have been worn historically by Irish people in Ireland. During the 16th-century Tudor conquest of Ireland, the Dublin Castle administration prohibited many of Ireland’s clothing traditions. [1]
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
A Wellington boot, often shortened to welly, [1] and also known as a gumboot, rubber boot, or rain boot, [2] [3] is a type of waterproof boot made of rubber. Originally a type of leather riding boot adapted from Hessian boots , a style of military foot wear, Wellington boots were worn and popularised by Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington .
The strathspey step is a slower and more stately version of the skip-change step used for jigs and reels. The strathspey also forms part of the musical format for competing pipe bands . Modern high grade pipe bands are required to play a march, a strathspey and a reel for competition purposes.