It is in the village of Shillelagh in South County Wicklow, Ireland, that originates the famous Irish Blackthorn Fighting Stick. The unique qualities of thses sticks were first developed by the Siol Ealaigh people of this region more than 1200 years ago.
The unique properties of blackthorn are ideally suited for its use as fighting sticks. Over the generations numerous different fighting styles were developed using sticks of differing shapes and weights.
The Olde Shillelagh Stick Makers continue the age