Complex sentence: Modern brogues trace their roots to a rudimentary shoe originating in Scotland and Irelandcomes from the Irish for shoe "bróg" that was constructed using untanned hide with perforations that allowed water to drain from the shoes when the wearer crossed wet terrain such as a bog.
Split into simpler sentences: Modern brogues trace their roots to a rudimentary shoe originating in Scotland and Ireland. The term "brogue" comes from the Gaelic "bróg" that was constructed using untanned hide with perforations that allowed water to drain from the shoes when the wearer crossed wet terrain such as a bog.