Tradition Since 1774

In 1774 Johann Adam Birkenstock was listed in church archives as a shoemaker and subject.

At the beginning of the 1960’s Karl Birkenstock developed the Madrid fitness sandal, which had the first flexible deep cork footbed in the world, thereby laying a cornerstone for today’s comfort shoe market.

Birkenstock has enjoyed enormous success since its introduction to Ireland in 1990 by Woodstock Footwear Ltd.