Focal an Lae: Bróg

Saturday, 24 October 2026

Bróg (brohg) is the Irish for a shoe.

This gave English the brogue, the shoe with the punched holes. The other brogue, an Irish accent, may come from barróg, a grip or a hold on the tongue, though scholars argue about it.

Other days

Sioc, the day before

A new Irish word every morning, 386 of them in the round, with the feast days of the Irish year keeping their own. More in the phrases, the names and the place names.