What does the Irish word shillelagh mean?
What does the Irish word shillelagh mean?
shillelagh in British English or shillala (ʃəˈleɪlə , -lɪ , Irish ʃɪˈleːlə ) noun. (in Ireland) a stout club or cudgel, esp one made of oak or blackthorn. Collins English Dictionary.
What is Shilelagh law?
Shillelagh Law was a code of conduct that revealed the Irish system of morality and ethics, steeped in a love for fighting tradition, but not necessarily, as the English would have put it, a love of violence for the sake of violence.
What is an Irish Shalali?
A shillelagh (/ʃɪˈleɪli, -lə/ shil-AY-lee, -lə; Irish: sail éille or saill éalaigh [ˌsˠal̠ʲ ˈeːlʲə], “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 is associated with Ireland and Irish folklore.
What is a shaleigh?
A shillelagh also known as an Irish walking stick, is a knotty blackthorn cane with a large, round, and polished knob at the top. This wooden walking stick has historically been used as a club or cudgel.
What is Irish blackthorn?
Blackthorn is a type of flowering plant also known as Prunus Spinosa. The plant gets its name from the dark colour of its thorns. Oak is less common in Ireland than it is in England, and for this reason the Irish used blackthorn wood in its place.
How long is a Sheleighly?
about three feet long
The shillelagh itself is a single piece of blackthorn or oak about three feet long. Longer sticks were called wattles and could be six or eight feet long. Shorter ones, about two feet long, would be called kipeen. Generally, the root knob is at one end and some are loaded, that is, impregnated with lead.
Are the Irish known for fighting?
The Irish are well known for their bare-knuckle boxing style. Dornálaíocht’s stance is often reflected in Irish caricatures such as that of the Notre Dame Leprechaun.