Or perhaps the etymology is reversed and sail éille is actually an Irish appropriation of the English s hillelagh, which was itself an anglicization of the Irish place name? I note that Foras na Gaeilge’s New English-Irish Dictionary lists both sail éille and maide draighin as translations of shillelagh. The English word for an Irish cudgel may also be a corruption of the Gaelic for ‘beam/log/willow with a thong’, which refers to a stout stick equipped with a leather strap that could be secured around the user’s wrist. By 1773, Oxford shows that shillelagh was used to refer to a wooden cudgel, seemingly in reference to the famous oaks of the village/barony of Shillelagh.
According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, the place name comes from the Irish for ‘descendants of Elach’, referring to the sept of an 8 th century Irish king in the Province of Leinster. The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) records the first use of shillelagh (spelled Shelela) in 1677 as the name of a village and barony in County Wicklow, Ireland, which was known for its oak forests. And just to be thorough, alternate spellings of shillelagh in English include: shelaly, shillaley, shillely, shillaly, shilley, shillela, shilala, shillala, shillalah, shilela, shilelah, shilelagh, shillealah, and shilelagh. The origin or etymology of the English word shillelagh is a bit convoluted. Finally, I offer some brief preliminary thoughts on the cultural importance of the shillelagh as a symbol, which I listen for through music. Then, I discuss the ways it is currently used in reference to the practice of Irish stick-fighting as shillelagh martial arts. First, I consider how the noun may have come into English. In this introductory blog post, I define the word shillelagh is three ways. Jean McClelland writes about antiques for The Herald-Dispatch.An Overview of Irish Stick-fighting and Its Musical Legacy.Ī shillelagh is a wooden cudgel, and the word is pronounced “shuh-lay-lee.” More specifically, a shillelagh is an Irish style of stout, knobbed stick that can function as a weapon. Headaches from overindulgence are much more preferable to those that result from a wallop of a Shillelagh. Today, as you look down at that green beer be glad that the Irish tradition of engaging your buddies in a contest with a Shillelagh is no longer the fashionable way of celebrating. This ornate special featured Irish cane can be sold for hundreds or even thousands of dollars however most Shillelaghs are sold for less than $100.00.
The more unusual the cane the more collectible and valuable it becomes. Today’s collectors look for special features in old canes such as hidden swords, camouflaged whiskey flasks or unusual materials forming the head of the cane.
Early on this cudgel was whittled leaving the knobs and thorns in place so as to make it a better weapon when giving their adversary a good wallop. Interestingly it was an English writer who first dubbed the bata a Shillelagh due the origin of the wood. The Irish fighting stick came by the name of Shillelagh due to the fine woods most favored in the making of the cudgel that were found in Ireland’s Shillelagh Forest. As time moved on, the fights took on a sportsman type venue at many ale intensive celebrations. From the 17th thru the 19th Century, those fights were most prevalent between political groups called ‘factions’. There were even trainers or fencing masters called “Maighistir Prionnsa” to help them perfect their bata skills.
IRISH STICK SHILLELAGH HOW TO
As a rite of passage young Irishmen learned how to protect themselves in a fight.
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