shillelagh

this is my shillelagh that i made from the root of a black birch.this is not the walking stick variety,but one used for battle by the northern clans.also known as bata. my ancestors were the last of the old irish chieftains and once held most of northern ireland. o'dochartaig means grandson of the destroyer.connal neil was given the name destroyer because of his actions in battle.two generations later,his grandson donnal used the surname o'dochartaig.it is one of the oldest surnames in europe.

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• shillelagh
• club
• cudgel
• war club
• irish heritage
• stick

[capcon6]

very nice.



[crazyroosterfist]

@capcon6 thank you

[treeman335]

Actually, its pronounced Sh-ill-al, a not Shi-lay-ley. a Shi-lay-ley is an Irish Banjo

[crazyroosterfist]

@treeman335 actually it's pronounced bata,because that's what it is.put an iron band around it and it is a burda.it also depends on if you are in the north or the south.the north still speaks irish and say sha-lay -lee.this is in accord with my family from buncranna ad muff.

[crazyroosterfist]

@treeman335 also,an irish banjo is called a tenor banjo.since the banjo was introduced to ireland in the 1800's,it does not have an irish name. what is your source for this information?mine is clan o'dochartaigh.

[theirishroverlad]

come to my house brudder, and ill show ye a proper shillelagh

[crazyroosterfist]

@theirishroverlad this is not the skinny faction fighting "walking cane" this is a bata,used for war by the northern clans.

[treeman335]

@crazyroosterfist I'm from Southern Ireland and we all it a Shillelagh, im gonna guess your from North, thats why we say it differently, and just if interested, im from clan Drofinn in Tipperary

[treeman335]

@crazyroosterfist Actuallu South Ireland still speaks traditional irish aswell, only we call Eres not Gaelic

[twitch01]

@crazyroosterfist strange. I've come up on plenty out of bushes, Found them in the kitchen, seen em in my cabin and they always have run from me. I've never actually met any in the spring though, only summer.