@[email protected] to Stick [email protected] • 2 years agoBehold this mighty shillelagh, the Burl of walking Earthlemmy.worldimagemessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up1106
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minus-squareForestOrcalinkfedilink9•2 years agoShillelagh explained: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shillelagh - Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) taproot.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•2 years agoIs a shillelagh so precisely defined? I thought any good thwomping stick could be a shillelagh in the hands of a stout Irishman.
minus-squareForestOrcalinkfedilink1•2 years agoI had thought it was a briar tap root, but realize as I write this, that the briar tap root is used for making pipes. Being quite clearly a fan, but no authority, I hit up wikipedia, like ya do.
Shillelagh explained: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shillelagh - Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) taproot.
Is a shillelagh so precisely defined? I thought any good thwomping stick could be a shillelagh in the hands of a stout Irishman.
I had thought it was a briar tap root, but realize as I write this, that the briar tap root is used for making pipes. Being quite clearly a fan, but no authority, I hit up wikipedia, like ya do.