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.
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