Dubarry Boots Made in Ireland?

[Eachaiocht]

Hello everyone,

I have been looking for a pair of boots and stumbled upon the brand of Dubarry of Ireland. I saw this pair that is 50% off.

http://us-shop.dubarry.us/collections/men/footwear/country-boots/dubarry-galway-dark-olive-fabric-and-leather-signature-boot-defective-product-all-sales-final

I quite like them but I have read on this forum that Dubarry boots are no longer made in Ireland and are actually now made in Portugal and China. However, I have also read some of the boots are still made in Ireland. I am not sure which is true and I wanted to ask if anyone who has bought a pair of Dubarry boots in recent time could tell me where they are made. I am interested in the Galway series.

Are there any brands of boots still made in Ireland, Scotland, or England that one would recommend?

[Lady_Eboshi]

Pretty much ALL “designer” brands these days are actually mfr.'d in cheap-labor countries; what the decision comes down to is what’s most important to you:

The “cachet” of the la-di-da authentic brand name, or the equally-functional copycat that will do the same job? For walking in melting snow laced with manure tea, I find the $150.00 Dublins do the same job. For that matter, so do Hunter willies or a pair of Totes from Target.

How much is Made In the UK really worth to you? :winkgrin:

If your purpose is to wear them railbirding at some fashionable venue, maybe quite a lot. If it’s picking stalls in your own backyard, why bother?

[stb]

I don’t know about the Galways, but I have a pair of DuBarry Longfords that were made in Portugal. I absolutely love those boots. In fact, I love them so much I rarely wear them to the barn, because I wear them out so much that I’m trying to keep them nice looking.

[Doctracy]

My Dublins are beautiful and very well made. They are also more comfortable than my Birkenstock sandals! I wear mine to work so now I need a second pair. I have the Estuaries and get tons of compliments on them.
They do run a little wide/larger, so make adjustments for that.

[shamrock]

I too have the Dublin’s (Pinnacle) and love them! Xmas gift from hubby. I find Dublin boots to have a very similar look to the Dubarry’s, for a fraction of the price. Sorry, I can’t help you with where they are made. The Dubarry’s are lovely, but I personally wouldn’t pay the price.

[Hilary]

I bought mine at the factory store in Ballinasloe. They were made in Portugal.

[Equibrit]

https://ukmade.wordpress.com/tag/british-made-wellington-boots/

[skykingismybaby1]

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You know, you step into a world of nationalism when you respond to a thread about boots made in Ireland with an article about shoes made in the UK.

[drs]

I bought a pair of the dublin river boots same size as my dubarrys and they were so much larger, wider in foot bed and to me not as comfortable. I wanted a pair of barn boots and didn’t want to ruin my dubarrys doing stalls. So I then purchased a used pair for the barn. Both were made in Portugal. This is a great deal on the boots.

[BigBayHanoMare]

Dublins are machine made in China. Dubarrys are handmade in Portugal.

[Equibrit]

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You know, you step into a world of nationalism when you respond to a thread about boots made in Ireland with an article about shoes made in the UK.[/QUOTE]

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Are there any brands of boots still made in Ireland, Scotland, or England that one would recommend?[/QUOTE]

N0 - I just respond to the question.

Whilst we are on nationalism - Dubarry boots are a knock off of a French boot.

[GotGait]

My Galways were made in Portugal.

[CrowneDragon]

[QUOTE=Lady Eboshi;7974352]
Pretty much ALL “designer” brands these days are actually mfr.'d in cheap-labor countries; what the decision comes down to is what’s most important to you:

The “cachet” of the la-di-da authentic brand name, or the equally-functional copycat that will do the same job? For walking in melting snow laced with manure tea, I find the $150.00 Dublins do the same job. For that matter, so do Hunter willies or a pair of Totes from Target.

How much is Made In the UK really worth to you? :winkgrin:

If your purpose is to wear them railbirding at some fashionable venue, maybe quite a lot. If it’s picking stalls in your own backyard, why bother?[/QUOTE]
Ireland is not in the UK.

I will also say that while I don’t own any Dubarrys myself, I know people who have worn them hard, day-in-and-day-out for years and they still clean up like new, so they seem to be very well made (or at least the ones in the last several years). I had a pair of Hunter wellies that I wore the crap out of for years that I finally wore out after endless abuse. I have bought cute rain boots from Target and cracked the rubber within a month.

[gottagrey]

I bought my first pair of Dubarry’s at the outlet store in Ballinasloe too.

[dani0303]

I bought my Dubarry’s last weekend at the National Western Stock Show in Denver. They were made in Portugal. I had tried on the Dublin’s at Dover a few months ago and they were definitely inferior quality

[Hilary]

Actually, they are not a french knock-off of anything, the company mostly makes school shoes for kids that are not expensive at all. - The company picked the name of Madame Du Barry b/c they though people would think it was classier.

So either they have a wonky sense of humor that a courtesan is classy, or we’ve all been taken for a big fat ride. They have surely made a mint selling expensive boots to horse people, but I think their ‘regular shoes’ side of the business was doing ok too.

[BigBayHanoMare]

Dubarry is also known for its sailing shoes and boots.

[Eachaiocht]

Thank you everyone for your comments. I really appreciate it. I decided I will pass on the boots even though they catch my eye. I think there are better options for me out there. It seems that there aren’t any boots being made in Ireland including those by Tredstep. The U.K. made boots are apparently quite expensive unless you can find a preloved pair but I’m sure the quality is there and will stay there as long as they are taken care of.

[BigBayHanoMare]

If you find a better option than Dubarrys, which are STILL handmade in Europe, just not in Ireland, please let us all know.

[Flash44]

Cute boots! I find, though, they all tend to look the same when covered in barn dirt and mud. I still wear the LL Bean types for barn work, and switch in to my Kroops for riding.