Sentence:  "My sorrow!" cried Toirdealbhach. "What do I want to be a saint for at all, is my puzzle! If I could fetch one crack at somebody with me ould <WSD>shillelagh</WSD>"—here he produced a frightful-looking weapon from under his gown—"wouldn't it be better than all the saints in Ireland?" 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A wooden (traditionally blackthorn (sloe) wood) club ending with a large knob.