Bataireacht
Stick-fighting form from Ireland
バタイレアット
- Country of origin
- Ireland
- Type
- hand-to-hand combat, martial arts, Historical European martial arts, type of sport
A shillelagh ( shil-AY-lee, -lə; Irish: sail éille or saill éalaigh [ˌsˠal̠ʲ ˈeːlʲə], 'thonged willow') is a wooden walking stick and club or cudgel, typically made from a stout knotty blackthorn stick with a large knob at the top. It is associated with Ireland and Irish folklore.
Other spelling variants include shillelah, shillalah, and shillaly.
Equipment and weapons
- shillelagh
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q810704 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.