Shillelagh, Symbol Of Irish Spirit

www.countypressonline.com ^ | 3/17/03 | Ron Pritsch

[Tribune7]

People who do not have Irish roots or are not familiar with Irish folklore have probably wondered, at one time or another, what is a shillelagh?

"Shillelagh" is an old Irish word for a stout, short, oak cudgel or club.

[Tribune7]

Happy St. Pat's Day II

[Conspiracy Guy]

Let's pop Saddam up side the head with our 21,000 lb "Shillelagh" .

[LizardQueen]

My father keeps my grandfathers shillelagh under the bed in case of burgulars.
He always told me it was an "Irish walking stick" but given that the thing is only about 18 inches long it would have to be a staff for leprechauns only :lol::

LQ

[BlueLancer]

Shillelagh and Sheridan ...

I'll bet that the Airborne/Airmobile boys will wish they still had these with them if they get dropped into Northern Iraq ...

"Main Gun: 152mm cannon/Missile Launcher with 20 HEAT-T-MP rounds and 8 Shillelagh missile rounds"

[FairWitness]

Following is "an Irish pub song", allegedly sung in the pubs when English soilders were around. The basic idea was to sing it until a fight broke out or until the other guys left.

Ireland was Ireland when England was a pup.
Ireland will be Ireland when England doubles up.
So, pour me another glass of beer, my little Irish
lass, and all you limey son of a guns, can kiss my
Irish....Ireland was Ireland...
(repeat until fight starts)

[irish guard]

At least you have a clean one you can print....all mine are a little....er....worse

[mattdono]

My grandmother has walked with a shillelagh for as long as I can remember.

Growing up as a kid, step out of line and you would have 1 helluva knot on your head. She wasn't shy about giving you a good rap when you needed it.

To this day, 2 broken hips, 2 foot surgeries and losing her mind, I will lay odds on that "old, Irish broad" (her phrase) any day of the week. Put it this way, I'm not messin' with her.

[L,TOWM]

How did I know from your ping on this thread that the Sheridan was gonna be mentioned, even before I clicked on the link???? ;-) I'm spending waaaaaaay too much time on this site.

[Tribune7]

LOL

[Tribune7]

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