Many Irish people speak fondly of the blackthorn. Woods Blackthorn replaced oak as the wood of choice. Oak was a hard wood that was in plentiful supply although stocks became scarce in later years.
Legend says they were named after the famous shillelagh forest. Shillelagh making has been a tradition in Liam Kealy’s family for generations, one he is very much upholding. The original shillelaghs were made from oak. “They are out on the floor with the sticks training. Liam Kealy, shillelagh maker, Shillelagh, Co Wickow. Use that modified one when you cast Shillelagh. We have a challenge that will make you blush: do you know the many words and ways. I would do as described above: Import 2 quarterstaffs from the compendium to the 'Offense' section and modify one to use Wisdom and a d8 (missing in the above image). It’s occupying the mind rather than sitting in front of the TV,” said Mr O’Brien, who occasionally brings his grandchildren Dean, 10, and Tyrese, 5, along to join in the activities. Shillelagh definition, a cudgel, traditionally of blackthorn or oak. One club member, Michael O’Brien of Gerald Griffin St, Cork, says he looks going to the club each week. “It’s great for the men - both for their physical and mental wellbeing,” said community health worker Martin Aherne, who founded the men’s group as part of a HSE/Health Action Zone initiative. Next year, members will to travel to London to take part in a St Patrick’s Day event hosted by the Irish Cultural Centre, and they plan to perform at an event in Limerick next summer as part of The Gathering. The group meets on a weekly basis at Eason’s Hill Community Centre in Cork City, where they train and talk.Īlready, the club is making its mark, and has performed demonstrations in the north Cork town of Charleville and in Dundalk, Co Louth. It is associated with Ireland and Irish folklore. The club, the only one of its kind in the country, came into being as part of a programme of activities organised for a local men’s group set up to tackle social isolation. A shillelagh (/ l e l i,-l / shil-AY-lee, -l Irish: sail éille or saill éalaigh sal el, 'thonged willow') is a wooden walking stick and club or cudgel, typically made from a stout knotty blackthorn stick with a large knob at the top. it was not winning Running - making appears to be Shillelagh's mission in so much upon his own previous running as upon that of his stable- life. Irish Holly Walking Stick, Cane, Not Blackthorn.
“It’s about self-defence, personal safety, mobility and wellness.” irish blackthorn stick 38 inchs long 2x2 rootball knob handle at 2x2 800 grms in weight 1.5 in diam a solid shillelagh. “It’s not about fighting,” said Mr Forrest.