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The
Blackthorn bush is found throughout Ireland and the British Isles. It has
been prized for centuries as a material for premium walking sticks. The
original Blackthorn sticks were 2 to 4 foot long Irish shillelaghs (the
national weapon of rural Ireland). In expert hands the shillelagh was so
fearsome that during the final occupation of Ireland, the English outlawed
it. To get around the law, the Irish turned the shillelagh into a 3-foot
walking stick. The English didn’t want to appear unreasonable by outlawing
walking sticks too, so the Irish kept their modified shillelaghs and the
world gained a beautiful and functional walking stick known simply as the
Blackthorn. |
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