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In 1937, a co-operative company was established in the heart of Galway on Ireland’s West Coast, to create employment within the area. Within this, there was a joint venture between the local Chamber of Commerce and a family from Northampton, the home of English footwear production, but, they wanted to set themselves apart from similar Irish brands and thus named themselves Dubarry of Ireland, a name fashioned after a beautiful French Courtesan and mistress of Louise XV, Madame du Barry.