The Shillelagh - An Irish Fighting stick, walking stick, and club

ten per notch her new notch the shaleli if you've seen gangs of new york you likely remember this solid-looking club of hardwood but what's the story behind this distinctly irish weapon but what are the woodwork now those doors where the chanelies were in the old times for the policemen up the thief when they noticed he is a baton she wouldn't get that because the federal slams i would do this gentleman a chelalee maker from chileli is using the hiberno english or irish english corruption to pronounce the word which originates from gaelic irish meaning thronged willow know how to walk with a stick that would know how to handle it though the name may also originate from his hometown also pronounced shalayla in the county of wicklow with its blackboard woodlands of which the shelly is typically made from besides blackthorne oak could also be used and clubs could be made a few different ways from a sapling with the root forming the head of the club using a tree with a burl using a branch with the trunk forming the head or a fallen tree root system was also a good place to look for suitable clubs these types of clubs have been seen the world over a common weapon in north america for example the processing of the wood helped to define the chaleli the wood was cured from weeks up to years over a fire or inside a chimney the accumulated layers of soot adding to the club's distinct black shiny appearance it was further polished with oil or even black lead and grease often thorns were left on the club some shilleles were hollowed at the heavy end then filled with molten lead able to easily crack a man's skull [Music] chileli's as big as the one used in gangs of new york are sometimes referred to as a cudgel right or wrong many styles of sticks in ireland have been referred to as shalelis for a thousand years shillies were used throughout history both as walking sticks and an effective weapon used in duels or for faction fighting faction fighting had agreed upon rules amongst clans these faction fights even came with irish immigrants to america not far off from what you see in gangs of new york these fights could even be viewed almost as a sport and deaths could be forgiven during them so keeping score on the shelly is not as crazy as it sounds i want you to see this this is you right here shillies are further known as a symbol of irish resistance during english dominance of the nation english laws prohibited the use of weapons socialelli styled more closely to represent walking sticks became more prominent yes that old trick you would not part an old man from his walking stick today practitioners the betrayed still practice fighting with the weapon blackthorne's swagger sticks are also used by members of irish regiments in the british army [Music] in the united states it's used more light-heartedly as a symbol of irishness maybe pissing some people off though the name was also given to an american anti-tank weapon the mgm-51 chileli the combination 152-millimeter gun also serves as a launcher for the deadly shillely guided missile [Music] all right i'm johnny thanks for watching this quick brief on the chalely feel free to like and subscribe if you want to support the channel and i hope to see you in the next one chile

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Keywords: Shillelagh, irish, irish fighting, clubs, warclub, war club, war movies, war movie, fighting sticks, fight stick, flighting club, irish fighting sticks, irish history, johnny johnson, staff fighting, club fighting, irish war, irish history war, irish english war, irish combat, club fighting techques, how to fight with a club, how to make a club, the history of the club, ancient weapons, ancient combat, old combat, old weapons, ancient fighting styles, club fight styles, war

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Length: 4min 7sec (247 seconds)

Published: Mon Aug 29 2022