Quote Originally Posted by Damion View Post
Do you know what the difference is between a cuaran and a pampootie? Shoes like this date at least back to the bronze age but are there specific terms used if the shoe is made of skin with hair or other material?
It's great that the shoe worn by the dancers is not that different from its ancestor from thousands of years ago.
They are essentially the same thing so far as I know but the term pampootie (derivation unknown) seems to have been restricted to the Aran Islands of west Ireland.