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. 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 wattles, to shorter spears and wattles, to the shillelagh, alpeen, blackthorn (walking-stick) and short cudgel. Of the practice, researcher JW Hurley writes: Methods of Shillelagh fighting have evolved over a period of thousands of years, from the spear, staff, axe and sword fighting of the Irish. Modern practitioners of Bataireacht study the use of the shillelagh for self defense and as a martial art. There is no actual connection with the village or forest of Shillelagh ( Irish: SГol Г‰alaigh, meaning 'descendants of Г‰alach') in County Wicklow, other than the fact that both the original Irish names have ended up with the same Anglicized pronunciation.ДЄlthough originally used for settling disputes in a gentlemanly manner (like pistols in colonial America, or the katana in Japan), the shillelagh eventually became a symbol of stereotypical violent Irish behavior, and has thus become nearly a tabooed topic of discussion for some Irish people. Many shillelaghs also have a strap attached (hence the Irish name), similar to commercially made walking sticks, to place around the holder's wrist. Most also have a heavy knob for a handle which can be used for striking as well as parrying and disarming an opponent. They are commonly the length of a walking stick (distance from the floor to one's wrist with elbow slightly bent). 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'. The wood would be smeared with butter and placed up a chimney to cure, giving the Shillelagh its typical black shiny appearance. The Shillelagh Sisters were a British female group composed of Jacquie O'****van (vocals), Lynder Halpin (double b****), Patricia 'Trisha' O'Flynn (saxophone).Shillelaghs are traditionally made from blackthorn (sloe) wood ( Prunus spinosa) or oak. Shillelagh barony derives its name from the SГol Elaigh, a local. Shillelagh (Irish: SГol Г‰alaigh) is a barony in County Wicklow, Republic of Ireland. Its subject is a young Irish-American who inherits his father's shillelagh. Same Old Shillelagh' is an Irish novelty song written by Pat White. It is located in the south of the county, on the R725 regional road from Carlow. Shillelagh (Irish: SГol Г‰alaigh) is a village in County Wicklow, Ireland.

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