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Shillelagh: The Irish Fighting Stick by John Hurley

Shillelagh: The Irish Fighting Stick John Hurley ebook
Page: 372
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781450538411
Format: pdf

In the Fighting Fantasy gamebooks and the RPGs based off them, monsters like Stone Golems and Crystal Warriors cannot be harmed by edged weapons and must be destroyed with maces or warhammers. The Irish shillelagh is a club made out of a big stick, usually with a large knob at the end. They are often sold to tourists as representing Ireland. All you shillelagh sticks questioners: Shillelagh fighting sticks are made from super special hard blackthorne wood that grows near Shillelagh, the village. I'm not surprised; when I've visited Ireland and asked people who I assumed would know about Irish stick fighting, I've generally met with blank looks. It didn't fit the family myth, but it explains so much weirdness . 24 posts • Page 3 of 3 • 1, 2, 3 Re: shillelagh. Mar 24, 2011 - The Mameluke sword carried by Marine Corps officers came from an Irishman named Presley O'Bannon — it is a sort of Marine shillelagh. I referred to this on the second thread but it probably belongs here: There is a European stick fighting system that is still hanging on in Portugal called Jogo Do Pau (Game of Sticks). The Irish Fighting Irish isn't just a slogan. These sticks from Shillelagh are called Shillelagh sticks. Irish and European fighting styles and techniques, and the required Arms & Armour. A shillelagh is a stick traditionally used as a kind of fighting stick by Irishmen in the 19th century. Post by brendan on Thu Oct 02, 2008 3:39 pm. May 12, 2013 - We jollied him by asking where his shillelagh was? It is designed for a staff length weapon with one end weighted. Nov 27, 2010 - The Carry A Big Stick trope as used in popular culture, with a list of examples from all media. Aug 8, 2011 - Not having known this piece of family history for so long, believing that all my family in Salem came more recently from Quebec and Nova Scotia/Ireland and a few from Russia was startling really. Sunflash the Mace in Redwall, as his name indicates.