Quote Originally Posted by figheadair View Post
This is an Anglicised name for a style of modern Highland Dress shoe. syalistically it's probable source was the cuaran, a soft leather shoe as opposed to a brog.
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.