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Pampooties are rawhide shoes, which were formerly made and worn on the
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History

They are formed of a single piece of untanned hide folded around the foot and stitched with twine or a leather strap. Hide from the buttocks was most often used. The hair was usually left and this improved the shoe's grip. The raw hide is kept flexible by use and the constant damp conditions of Western Ireland. However the shoes are not made to last. They are prone to rot and were usually kept for as little as a month or less. quoted in Pampooties are similar to the Scottish cuaran shoes, and are the precursors to ghillies, Celtic dance shoes. They are also similar in appearance to American
moccasins A moccasin is a shoe, made of deerskin or other soft leather, consisting of a sole (made with leather that has not been "worked") and sides made of one piece of leather, stitched together at the top, and sometimes with a vamp (additional pane ...
. Ancient shoes found preserved from Stone Age Europe have a similar design. The name "pampootie" is of unclear origin; it may be related to Turkish papoosh, a kind of slipper. The Aran Islanders simply called them ''brógaí úrleathair'', "shoes of undressed leather."


See also

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Carbatina The carbatina (plural (grammar), pl. carbatinae) was a kind of shoe common among the rural poor of ancient Greece and ancient Rome, Rome from prehistory, remote antiquity to around the 3rd century, consisting of a piece of rawhide (material), ra ...
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List of shoe styles This is a list of shoe styles and designs. A shoe is an item of footwear intended to protect and comfort the human foot while doing various activities. Shoes are also used as an item of decoration. The design of shoes has varied enormously throug ...


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