Stick

[poliphilo]

 I bought a stick with a polished knob on the end. (Tip shop, £3.00). The knob was integral to the stick and we were wondering how it came to be. A fellow shopper explained it to us. "That's formed from the root," he said."And what you've got there is a shillelagh."

When we got home I did some research myself. Shillelagh's are commonly made of blackthorn but don't have to be. There's a whole mystique around them but basically "shillelagh" is just the Irish for "stick". They're for walking with but can also be used for knocking people about. 

My shillelagh is just what I need to help me climb Glastonbury Tor- which is something I mean to try to do at the end of June.....

Comments

[cmcmck]

I used to dance morris with blackthorn sticks which can do nasty things to your knuckles if you get it wrong!

[poliphilo]

Ouch!

[paserbyp]

Stick could used as a weapon?

[poliphilo]

Oh yes!