page_title: Shillelagh (club)
section_title: Dimensions
hierarchical_section_title: Shillelagh (club) / Construction / Dimensions
caption_attribution_description: English: Shillelaghs in various stages of completion
context_page_description: A shillelagh is a wooden walking stick and club or cudgel, typically made from a stout knotty blackthorn stick with a large knob at the top. It is associated with Ireland and Irish folklore.
  Other spelling variants include shillelah, shillalah, and shillaly.
context_section_description: They are commonly the length of a walking stick (distance from the floor to one's wrist with elbow slightly bent), or rather longer, about 4 feet or 5 feet, as opposed to the walking stick measuring about 3 feet. In the broad sense, the Shillealagh bata or sticks could include short mallets only 1 – 2 feet long to long poles 6 – 9 feet.
caption: Oaken shillelaghs in various stages of completion
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