This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding reliable references. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (November 2007)

Look up brogue in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

A brogue is a strong accent, notably in Irish dialects of English. For example, in the folksong "Finnegan's Wake", the character of the song, Tim Finnegan, was said to have a "beautiful brogue so rich and sweet".

It is from the Irish word "barróg"^[1], meaning "accent" or "speech impediment".

The term is also used in reference to Scottish, and other Gaelic-influenced dialects^{[citation needed]}. The term is sometimes applied to dialects of the Britannic tongues such as Welsh as well^{[citation needed]}.

The term can also refer to a particular type of stout men's shoes made in Ireland or Scotland.

1. ^ http://www.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/mwwodarch.pl?Jul.10.2009