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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]
Boots Ireland is the Irish subsidiary of the British pharmacy and beauty chain, Boots. [1] Since 1996, the chain has expanded to almost 90 stores across the Republic ...
An advertisement for Boots from 1911. Boots was established in 1849, by John Boot. [7] After his father's death in 1860, Jesse Boot, aged 10, helped his mother run the family's herbal medicine shop in Nottingham, [8] which was incorporated as Boot and Co. Ltd in 1883, becoming Boots Pure Drug Company Ltd in 1888.
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.
Hobnailed boots (in Scotland "tackety boots") are boots with hobnails (nails inserted into the soles of the boots), usually installed in a regular pattern, over the sole. They usually have an iron horseshoe-shaped insert, called a heel iron, to strengthen the heel, and an iron toe-piece.
Hebridean Way, Scotland Stornoway has a strong fishing industry heritage (Getty Images/iStockphoto) The 156-mile Hebridean Way is a long-distance walking route that hops from one Outer Hebrides ...
Hunter Boot Limited is a British footwear manufacturer that is known for its rubber Wellington boots.Originally established in 1856 as the North British Rubber Company, the firm is headquartered in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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 .