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techniques. This theory has been criticized, including for its lack of primary source material. Although fencing instruction and manuals existed at the time and were available in
Ireland and abroad, with one of them illustrating bataireacht among wrestling, boxing and fencing the two systems are in
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By the 18th century, stick fighting became increasingly associated with Irish gangs called "factions". Irish faction fights involved large groups engaging in melees at county fairs, weddings, funerals and other gatherings. Historians, such as
Carolyn Conley, believe that this possibly reflected a
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to maintain structural integrity, and the stick also has an iron ferrule fitted onto its narrow end. Shillelaghs may also have a heavy knob for a handle which can be used for striking. Shillelaghs may also have a strap attached, similar to commercially made walking sticks, to place around the
342:, to shorter spears and wattles, to the shillelagh, alpeen, blackthorn (walking-stick) and short cudgel. By the 19th century Irish shillelagh-fighting had evolved into a practice which involved the use of three basic types of weapons, sticks which were long, medium or short in length.
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Methods of shillelagh fighting have evolved over a period of thousands of years, from the spear, staff, axe and sword fighting of the Irish. There is some evidence which suggests that the use of Irish stick weapons may have evolved in a progression from a reliance on long spears and
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They are commonly the length of a walking stick (distance from the floor to one's wrist with elbow slightly bent), or rather longer, about 4 or 5 feet (1.2 or 1.5 m), as opposed to the walking stick measuring about 3 feet (0.91 m). In the broad sense, the
Shillealagh
423:", in which references are made to fashioning a shillelagh ("I cut a stout blackthorn"), and using it ("shillalah") to hold a tied bag over one's shoulder, and using it as a striking weapon ("me shillelagh I let fly").
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popularised the shillelagh as a rallying call, by using terms like "Shillelagh Power" to describe late-game heroics by the Padres. The success of the phrase led the San Diego Padres store to carry
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Shillelaghs may be hollowed at the heavy "hitting" end and filled with molten lead to increase the weight beyond the typical two pounds; this sort of shillelagh is known as a 'loaded stick'.
385:'s "Irish Peasants: Violence & Political Unrest, 1780". By the early 19th century, these gangs had organised into larger regional federations, which coalesced from the old
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Some authors have argued that prior to the 19th century, the term "bataireacht" had been used to refer to a form of stick-fencing used to train Irish soldiers in
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1070:""Against Shameless and Systematic Calumny": Strategies of Domination and Resistance and Their Impact on the Bodies of the Poor in Nineteenth-Century Ireland"
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The shillelagh was originally used for settling disputes in a gentlemanly manner — like a duel with pistols or swords. Modern practitioners of this form of
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or sticks could include short mallets only 1 to 2 feet (0.30 to 0.61 m) in length to long poles measuring 6 to 9 feet (1.8 to 2.7 m) in length.
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Both of the previous methods would be finished with oils or sealants, etc. A further coat of special soot finish may be applied, or a mixture of
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Most commonly, the chosen wood would be placed up a chimney to cure for a duration of several months to several years; the accumulated layer of
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culture of recreational violence. It is also argued that faction fighting had class and political overtones, as depicted in the works of
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term sometimes given as referring to "cudgelling" or "beating with a club", refers to a category of stick-fighting in
Ireland, with the
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practice substantially different, namely in the active use of the buta, a part of the stick with no equivalent in
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recorded a song entitled "Two Shillelagh O'Sullivan" in the 1950s.
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Songs of England, Ireland, and Scotland: A Bonnie Bunch of Roses
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Songs of England, Ireland, and Scotland: A Bonnie Bunch of Roses
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Symbolism in Terrorism: Motivation, Communication, and Behavior
815:, town and barony in Co. Wicklow, Ireland, famous for its oaks"
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meaning "thong", "strap", "leash", and "string", among others.
1886:"Bataireacht: The ancient Irish martial art making a comeback"
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Foclóir Gaedhilge agus Béarla / An Irish-English Dictionary
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1994:"Irish stick-fighting popularity grows but not in Ireland"
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study the use of the shillelagh for self-defence and as a
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This loaded type needed to have its knob fitted with iron
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Dublin's Strangest Tales: Extraordinary but true stories
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or "lead-headed cudgel"), and are the size of smaller
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224:is sometimes glossed as equivalent to shillelagh.
109:, "thonged willow") is a wooden walking stick and
292:Oaken shillelaghs in various stages of completion
516:is the trophy given to the winner of the annual
604:The Irish Factions Fighters of the 19th Century
198:. The geographic name Shillelagh derives from
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1068:Geber, Jonny; O’Donnabhain, Barra (2020).
1966:. Dungeons & Dragons (5th ed.).
1683:Traits and stories of the Irish peasantry
1477:. Vol. 1. George Routledge and Sons.
1366:"Jeweled Shillelagh (USC vs. Notre Dame)"
1190:Clark, Samuel; James S. Donnelly (1983).
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508:shillelaghs. Similarly, in American
1577:"James Joyce: Here Comes Everyword"
1554:. Kilkenny Press. pp. 397–399.
1538:HEMA MISFITS (I don't do longsword)
1806:. Johns Hopkins University Press.
1014:, pp. 5–6: "ailpeen, alpeen".
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1532:Chouinard, Maxime (9 June 2014).
1036:Dinneen, Patrick S., ed. (1904).
496:team in Australia. In San Diego,
124:Other spelling variants include
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1628:Dolan, Terence Patrick (2006).
1139:"What is Irish stick fighting?"
415:The anti-recruiting folk song "
163:means "willow" or "cudgel" and
1942:. Online Etymology Dictionary.
1160:O'Donnell, Patrick D. (1975).
789:Oxford English Dictionary 1989
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1876:An Focloir Bearla Gaoidheilge
1803:Annotations to Finnegans wake
1655:Feuer, Alan (18 March 2005).
1198:University of Wisconsin Press
793:Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue
1924:"How black is a blackthorn?"
1761:. Rowman & Littlefield.
1551:A Treasury of Irish Folklore
476:New York Army National Guard
410:It's the Same Old Shillelagh
1757:Matusitz, Jonathan (2014).
1607:Vernor, Hood, & Sharpe.
1561:"Two Shillelagh O'Sullivan"
1427:Dungeons & Dragons 2014
1179:. Thomas Hurst. p. 62.
182:As an alternate etymology,
151:of the Irish (Gaelic) form
144:The name shillelagh is the
21:Shillelagh (disambiguation)
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1852:"The Rocky Road to Dublin"
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697:", "club", "heavy stick".
427:Charles Dibdin the younger
196:Shillelagh, County Wicklow
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1884:O'Connell, Ronan (2022).
1718:. Lulu.com. p. 248.
1281:Milner & Kaplan 1983b
1245:Milner & Kaplan 1983a
557:, fighting sticks in the
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1824:; Kaplan, Paul (1983a).
1691:Hurley, John W. (2007).
689:) is glossed as. "thick
599:O'Donnell, Patrick Denis
1922:Y. (24 February 2000).
1873:O'Begly, Conor (1732).
1800:McHugh, Roland (1991).
1617:"The Twig of Shillelah"
1443:Barry, Michael (2013).
1175:Walker, Donald (1840).
454:Members of a number of
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1858:. Oak Publications.
1832:. Oak Publications.
1638:Gill & Macmillan
1575:Crowley, T. (1996).
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468:Royal Dragoon Guards
464:Royal Irish Regiment
421:Rocky Road to Dublin
231:Curing and polishing
188:Patrick Weston Joyce
32:Assorted shillelaghs
19:For other uses, see
2035:Fashion accessories
1177:Defensive Exercises
767:, p. 426 note.
667:Diarmaid Ó Muirithe
537:357th Fighter Group
262:hypertonic solution
1782:The Fighting Irish
1742:. Universe Books.
1662:The New York Times
1581:Manchester Memoirs
514:Jeweled Shillelagh
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2000:. 3 October 2011.
1977:978-0-7869-6560-1
1963:Player's Handbook
1813:978-0-8018-4190-3
1792:978-0-85632-007-1
1785:. Leslie Frewin.
1768:978-1-4422-3579-3
1749:978-0-8018-4190-3
1725:978-1-4116-8084-5
1704:978-1-4303-2570-3
1697:. Caravat Press.
1469:Carleton, William
1460:978-1-909396-44-9
1407:toflyandfight.com
1307:, pp. 12–87.
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1141:. Hemamisfits.com
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