How To Make A Shillelagh, Ireland 1986

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How To Make A Shillelagh

How To Make A Shillelagh, Ireland 1986

How To Make A Shillelagh, Ireland 1986 from Shillelagh Ireland. You don’t have to be Irish to know how to make a shillelagh (pronounced shih-LAY-lee or shih-LAY-lah). In fact, the sturdy, gnarled hardwood wallopers are really pretty easy to craft.

We dug up this instructive video from the archives of 1986.

What is Shillelagh?

A shillelagh is a wooden Irish walking stick and club or cudgel,it is typically made from a stout knotty blackthorn stick with a large knob at the top. It has deep rooted associations with Ireland and Irish folklore.

This Irish word is pronounced as shill-lay-lah or shill-lay-lee and  what part of Ireland you are from.

Origins of the Shillelagh

The word Shillelagh originated from the Irish phrase sail éille which translates into English as “thonged willow-stick.”

There is a popular legend telling the story of how  the name came from a king or clan chieftain, Ealach Mac Faelchon who lived in the 7th century AD. His followers were named “Siol Ealaigh ” meaning the descendants of Ealach.

How To Make A Shillelagh

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