After that, shillelaghs–far from disappearing along with the oak–simply began to be made from the wood of the Irish blackthorn (a species of hawthorn), and the innocent-appearing “canes ...

CLEVELAND HEIGHTS An ordinance passed by City Council two weeks ago declaring The Shillelagh bar a nuisance has caused quite a stir. David Bray, owner of the bar, 2555 Noble Road, said almost 80 ...

Then, hawthorn is in full berry ... beloved in Ireland for its useful hard timber (used for handles, sticks and shillelaghs). These trees that grew of their own accord, unplanted by human hands ...

The Jeweled Shillelagh — not to be confused with the Shillelagh Trophies Notre Dame once shared with Northwestern and now shares with Purdue — is the trophy that goes to the winner of the ...