num_pages: 32
description: A family retells the story of the shillelagh that was whittled from a tree. During the Irish potato famine, Fergus and his family left for America. But first Fergus cut a branch from a blackthorn tree to take a piece of Ireland with him.
language: English
title: The St. Patrick's Day Shillelagh
titlecomplete: The St. Patrick's Day Shillelagh
genres: Ireland, Holiday, Picture Books, Childrens, Historical Fiction, Fiction
ratings_count: 98
publisher: Albert Whitman & Company